冰盖 (bīng gài) — calotta glaciale (un grande e spesso strato di ghiaccio che copre una massa continentale, es. Antartide o Groenlandia)

Definizione

Esempi

• 南极冰盖的面积正在缩小。
  Nán jí bīng gài de miàn jī zhèng zài suō xiǎo.
  The area of the Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking.
• 科学家正在研究冰盖对气候的影响。
  Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū bīng gài duì qì hòu de yǐng xiǎng.
  Scientists are studying the impact of ice sheets on climate.
• 格陵兰冰盖的融化速度比预期快。
  Gé líng lán bīng gài de róng huà sù dù bǐ yù qī kuài.
  The melting rate of the Greenland ice sheet is faster than expected.