English-German translations for polar cap

• Polare Eiskappen
• Polkappen
  Es besteht die Gefahr eines rapiden Temperaturanstiegs, wenn die Polkappen schmelzen, weniger Sonnenstrahlen reflektieren und eine schnelle Erwärmung der Atmosphäre verursachen. At some point, there is a danger of thermal runaway as the polar caps melt, reflect less sunshine and cause a rapid increase in atmospheric warming.

Definition of polar cap

• A high-latitude region of a celestial body that is covered by ice

Examples

• Earths polar caps may melt if global warming continues
• The southern polar cap of Mars consists of both carbon dioxide and water ice

Related words

• polar
• bipolar
• polarize
• polarisation
• polarity
• polarization
• polarise
• multipolar
• Polaris
• polargrass