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Oceanography vs Cryosphere - What's the difference?

oceanography | cryosphere |

As nouns the difference between oceanography and cryosphere

is that oceanography is the exploration and scientific study of the oceans and ocean floor while cryosphere is all those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.

oceanography

English

(wikipedia oceanography) (wikiversity oceanography lecture)

Noun

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  • The exploration and scientific study of the oceans and ocean floor.

    • Synonyms

    * marine science * oceanology

    Related terms

    * oceanographer

    cryosphere

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cryosphere) (en noun)
  • All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen
    • Climate change has a strong effect on the cryosphere .

    Meronyms

    Parts of the cryosphere include: *glacier *ice cap *ice sheet *permafrost *sea ice *snow

    Derived terms

    *cryospheric *cryospherically