Sea Ice Update March 19 2014 – Arctic Sea Ice Within One Standard Deviation of the Mean

A quick update for sea ice extent:

  • Global Sea Ice is 357,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
  • Antarctic Sea Ice is  730,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. For 2014, that is 77 days out of 77 in the Top 5. Day 77 was 3rd highest for that day.
  • Arctic Sea Ice is only 373,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.  That is 43,000 sq km inside the one standard deviation mark.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Global_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2014_Day_77_1981-2010 Antarctic_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2014_Day_77_1981-2010 Arctic_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2014_Day_77_1981-2010

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