Category: Arctic Sea Ice

Sea Ice Update June 14 2014 – Global Sea Ice 1.9 million sq km Higher Than 2002 On This Day

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On this day in 2002 global sea ice was at 23.7 million sq km. In 2014 on the same day global sea ice is at 25.6 million sq km. That is a 1.9 million sq km increase.

You have to go back to 1999 to have more global sea ice than in 2014 on this day.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 164 of 2014

  • Global Sea Ice Extent is 609,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 7 for the day.
  • Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,184,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day.
  • Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -576,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 31 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

 

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MASIE June 12 2014 – Central Arctic and Greenland Sea last two regions with more ice now than 74 days ago

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June 12 2014  MASIE Update – Central Arctic and Greenland Sea last two regions with more ice now than 74 days ago

Also, a slight slowdown only in the last 1 day. Ice on dropped -17,601.

Region Start End Last 74 Last 28 Last 14 Last 7 Last 3 Last 1
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence 1,688,530 904,040 -784,490 -253,963 -208,362 -120,139 -32,622 -5,302
Barents Sea 645,917 271,439 -374,478 -272,700 -168,751 -76,979 -38,919 6,909
Laptev Sea 897,845 685,213 -212,631 -208,129 -141,366 -54,414 -19,202 -817
Sea of Okhotsk 853,240 22,042 -831,197 -80,052 -49,182 -47,337 -4,905 1,504
Kara Sea 933,859 840,937 -92,922 -87,640 -37,900 -25,513 -29,354 -9,835
Bering Sea 697,324 77,030 -620,294 -146,473 -31,857 -24,151 -22,319 -4,679
Hudson Bay 1,260,903 1,170,147 -90,757 -43,330 -59,925 -18,886 -20,428 -231
East Siberian Sea 1,087,137 1,012,535 -74,602 -74,602 -14,726 -18,192 -18,724 -1,446
Beaufort Sea 1,070,445 1,035,169 -35,276 -13,379 -30,935 -13,864 -2,725 -1,235
Chukchi Sea 966,006 864,628 -101,379 -63,686 -63,816 -12,345 1,774 -2,176
Canadian Archipelago 853,214 786,656 -66,558 -47,527 -27,820 -11,191 -14,571 -1,060
Baltic Sea 15,337 0 -15,337 -2,673 0 0 0 0
Yellow Sea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Arctic 3,221,921 3,241,698 19,777 -6,044 7 2,003 6 -400
Greenland Sea 603,416 626,511 23,096 -3,170 -27,694 24,406 -3,669 781
Northern Hemisphere (Total) 14,805,115 11,539,574 -3,265,541 -1,303,336 -862,280 -396,216 -205,273 -17,601
NH (Average Loss per Day) -43,541 -46,548 -61,591 -56,602 -68,424 -17,601

MASIE Arctic Ice Extent as of 2014-162

Sea Ice Update June 12 2014 – Arctic Sea Ice Within One Standard Deviation of ‘Normal’

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Arctic Sea Ice Within One Standard Deviation of ‘Normal’ and 600,000 sq km higher than 2010.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 162 of 2014:

  • Global Sea Ice Extent is 711,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 5 for the day.
  • Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,168,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day.
  • Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -457,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 30 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

 

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Sea Ice Update June 11 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,157,000 sq km Above ‘Normal’

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A quick update for sea ice extent for day 161 of 2014:

  • Global Sea Ice Extent is 678,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 5 for the day.
  • Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,157,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day.
  • Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -480,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 30 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

 

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Sea Ice Update June 9 2014 – Arctic Sea Ice Actually Increased – Global Sea Ice 3rd For The Day

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Arctic Sea Ice actually rose from day 156 to 158 and it is still higher on day 159 than day 156. A strange turn of events that is not terribly common at this time of year.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 159 of 2014:

  • Global Sea Ice Extent is 849,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 3 for the day.
  • Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,268,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day.
  • Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -419,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 29 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Global_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2014_Day_159_1981-2010

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MASIE June 7 2014 – Greenland Sea and Sea of Okhotsk stubbornly gain some ice.

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June 4 2014  MASIE Update – Greenland Sea and Sea of Okhotsk stubbornly gain some ice.

Region Start End Last69 Last28 Last14 Last7 Last3 Last1
Laptev Sea 897,845 704,416 -193,429 -193,429 -140,139 -114,439 -39,703 -23,197
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence 1,688,530 1,001,337 -687,193 -289,451 -182,322 -102,281 -54,574 -22,648
Hudson Bay 1,260,903 1,163,482 -97,422 -94,674 -67,207 -61,975 -56,955 -5,924
Barents Sea 645,917 340,785 -305,132 -330,643 -107,180 -56,322 -36,933 2,164
Chukchi Sea 966,006 862,854 -103,153 -90,531 -51,824 -40,148 -34,210 -6,618
Beaufort Sea 1,070,445 1,037,039 -33,406 -33,406 -30,100 -29,604 -19,317 -6,823
Greenland Sea 603,416 640,036 36,621 30,036 -121,973 -14,988 15,509 11,209
Canadian Archipelago 853,214 799,599 -53,616 -50,666 -25,763 -10,672 -7,872 -1,801
Bering Sea 697,324 103,387 -593,937 -259,667 -14,249 -6,908 1,942 -3,014
Kara Sea 933,859 864,570 -69,289 -70,453 -19,735 -5,255 -9,543 -1,089
East Siberian Sea 1,087,137 1,031,259 -55,879 -55,879 10,358 -3,028 -9,477 224
Central Arctic 3,221,921 3,240,529 18,608 -7,484 -6,237 -819 723 -73
Baltic Sea 15,337 0 -15,337 -7,864 0 0 0 0
Yellow Sea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea of Okhotsk 853,240 78,049 -775,191 -91,319 -3,103 5,721 29,484 12,685
Northern Hemisphere (Total) 14,805,115 11,868,484 -2,936,631 -1,545,864 -759,503 -441,057 -220,926 -44,904
NH (Average Loss per Day) -41,952 -55,209 -54,250 -63,008 -73,642 -44,904

MASIE Arctic Ice Extent as of 2014-157

Sea Ice Update June 7 2014 – Global Sea Ice Extent is 704,000 sq km above ‘Normal’

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A quick update for sea ice extent for day 153 of 2014:

  • Global Sea Ice Extent is 704,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
  • Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,214,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.  90th daily record for 2014.
  • Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -511,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

 

Global_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2014_Day_157_1981-2010

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MASIE June 4 2014 – Arctic Ice Extent By Region – A Day of More Ice

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June 4 2014  MASIE Update – Arctic Sea Ice actually rose 31,421 sq km over the last day because of the Chukchi Sea, Greenland Sea, East Siberian Sea and Baffin Bay.

This is the gain/loss up to day 154. Negative = loss. Sorted with biggest loser in last 7 days at top. Northern Hemisphere is the grand total.

Region Start End Last 66 Last 28 Last 14 Last 7 Last 3 Last 1
Laptev Sea 897,845 744,119 -153,726 -153,726 -141,132 -85,355 -68,528 0
Barents Sea 645,917 377,719 -268,198 -321,345 -101,635 -46,684 -9,736 0
Sea of Okhotsk 853,240 48,565 -804,675 -160,912 -38,775 -24,371 -23,554 0
Chukchi Sea 966,006 897,063 -68,943 -64,211 -12,895 -21,302 -9,445 12,327
Kara Sea 933,859 874,113 -59,746 -60,910 -18,958 -15,004 -2,806 0
Bering Sea 697,324 101,445 -595,879 -263,045 -15,050 -13,627 -6,230 -1,836
Greenland Sea 603,416 624,527 21,112 -16,305 -74,602 -12,264 -15,805 2,607
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence 1,688,530 1,055,912 -632,619 -255,952 -160,732 -11,265 -13,623 10,196
Hudson Bay 1,260,903 1,220,436 -40,467 -37,052 -14,444 -10,029 1,782 -1,304
Beaufort Sea 1,070,445 1,056,356 -14,089 -3,767 -7,416 -9,749 -8,730 0
Canadian Archipelago 853,214 807,471 -45,744 -45,744 -22,296 -7,728 -2,262 0
Central Arctic 3,221,921 3,239,806 17,885 -8,207 -7,104 -4,176 -1,505 0
Baltic Sea 15,337 0 -15,337 -8,402 0 0 0 0
Yellow Sea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Siberian Sea 1,087,137 1,040,736 -46,401 -46,401 12,341 14,074 5,682 9,431
Northern Hemisphere (Total) 14,805,115 12,089,410 -2,715,704 -1,447,027 -602,763 -247,817 -154,761 31,421
NH (Average Loss per Day) -40,533 -51,680 -43,054 -35,402 -51,587 31,421

MASIE Arctic Ice Extent as of 2014-154

Sea Ice Update June 3 2014 – Global Sea Ice Highest Since 1996

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A quick update for sea ice extent for day 153 of 2014:

  • Global Sea Ice Extent is 824,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
  • Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,221,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
  • Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -397,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Global_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2014_Day_153_1981-2010

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MASIE June 2 2014 – Arctic Ice Extent By Region As of Day 152

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June 2 2014  MASIE Update

This is the gain/loss up to day 152. Negative = loss. Sorted with biggest loser in last 7 days at top. Northern Hemisphere is the grand total.

 

Region Start End Last 64 Last 28 Last 14 Last 7 Last 3 Last 1
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence 1,688,530 1,043,246 -645,284 -307,375 -174,654 -94,659 -67,951 -26,289
Greenland Sea 603,416 625,730 22,314 -12,228 -88,003 -77,276 -16,113 -14,602
Barents Sea 645,917 384,752 -261,165 -294,758 -121,072 -63,635 -35,573 -2,703
Laptev Sea 897,845 812,647 -85,198 -85,198 -80,695 -27,269 -13,638 0
Hudson Bay 1,260,903 1,218,054 -42,849 -36,638 -1,601 -21,791 -14,010 -600
Sea of Okhotsk 853,240 48,565 -804,675 -211,784 -51,509 -19,439 -22,078 -23,554
Canadian Archipelago 853,214 807,471 -45,744 -45,744 -26,055 -15,659 -6,206 -2,262
Bering Sea 697,324 103,281 -594,042 -251,810 -43,526 -13,488 -12,554 -4,393
Beaufort Sea 1,070,445 1,056,356 -14,089 -7,785 3,780 -13,149 -10,567 -8,730
Kara Sea 933,859 872,281 -61,578 -62,742 -44,356 -12,319 -6,623 -4,639
Chukchi Sea 966,006 884,736 -81,270 -66,680 -25,163 -10,418 -24,745 -21,772
Central Arctic 3,221,921 3,240,263 18,342 -7,750 -6,557 -7,153 -1,375 -1,048
Baltic Sea 15,337 0 -15,337 -8,219 0 0 0 0
Yellow Sea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Siberian Sea 1,087,137 1,035,054 -52,083 -52,083 -52,083 20,938 1,015 0
Northern Hemisphere (Total) 14,805,115 12,133,578 -2,671,537 -1,451,859 -711,559 -355,671 -230,756 -110,593
NH (Average Loss per Day) -41,101 -51,852 -50,826 -50,810 -76,919 -110,593

MASIE Arctic Ice Extent as of 2014-152