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All types of glacial-marine sedimentation are associated with and depend on processes within the cryosphere of the earth. This is the zone where the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere interact with each other and which is characterized by negative or zero temperatures and the presence of water in solid phase.
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Lisitzin, A.P. (2002). The Cryosphere and the Peculiarities of Glacial Environment — Fresh-Water and Sea Ice · Continental Ice (Glaciers and Permafrost). In: Sea-Ice and Iceberg Sedimentation in the Ocean. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55905-1_3
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