Climate System

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005246",
  "term": "Climate System",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The five physical components (atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere) that are responsible for the climate and its variations.\n\n2. The atmosphere, the oceans, the biosphere, the cryosphere, and the geosphere, together make up the climate system.\n\n3. The system consisting of the atmosphere (gases), hydrosphere (water), lithosphere (solid rocky part of the Earth), and biosphere (living) that determine the Earth's climate.\n\n4. The five physical components (atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere) that are responsible for the climate and its variations.[Glossary of Climate Change Terms]",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary",
    "NASA's Earth Observatory library"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/climate-system/"
}