Sea Ice Update March 13 2014 – Global Sea Ice Is Normal / Antarctic 4th Highest / Arctic Up 250,000 km in 2 days

A quick update for sea ice extent:

  • Global Sea Ice is only 152,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.  That is 0.8% abovethe mean.
  • Antarctic Sea Ice is  806,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 22% above the mean and 4th highest in the satellite era.
  • Arctic Sea Ice is 654,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.  That is 4.2% below the mean . Arctic Sea Ice rose 250,000 sq km in 2 days.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Global_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2014_Day_71_1981-2010 Antarctic_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2014_Day_71_1981-2010 Arctic_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2014_Day_71_1981-2010

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