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Arctic Record Reminder

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With Arctic Minimum near (witin 3 weeks or so) I thought I would show the Min , Max , Day of Min, Day of Max and Average Anomaly (from 1981-2010 average)

Year Min Max Day of Max Day of Min Avg Anomaly
1979 6.89236 16.56457 60 264 0.69
1980 7.52476 16.25042 65 249 0.69
1981 6.88784 15.71365 73 253 0.49
1982 7.15423 16.27475 58 256 0.81
1983 7.19145 16.33207 73 251 0.69
1984 6.39916 15.76157 78 260 0.27
1985 6.4799 16.11716 76 250 0.35
1986 7.12351 16.11934 69 249 0.56
1987 6.89159 16.21724 52 245 0.62
1988 7.04905 16.24163 70 255 0.54
1989 6.88931 15.72295 65 265 0.33
1990 6.0191 16.21077 71 264 0.06
1991 6.26027 15.58803 56 259 0.12
1992 7.16324 15.53258 72 251 0.47
1993 6.15699 16.00491 72 249 0.29
1994 6.92645 15.72226 61 248 0.37
1995 5.98945 15.32238 59 252 -0.22
1996 7.15283 15.42074 52 254 0.2
1997 6.61353 15.63647 79 246 0.03
1998 6.29922 16.02091 56 260 0.12
1999 5.68009 15.55755 89 255 0.06
2000 5.9442 15.44482 63 255 -0.13
2001 6.56774 15.66664 63 262 -0.04
2002 5.62456 15.57345 68 256 -0.27
2003 5.97198 15.58678 80 260 -0.24
2004 5.77608 15.25548 70 263 -0.39
2005 5.31832 14.94615 71 265 -0.73
2006 5.74877 14.73298 70 257 -0.86
2007 4.1607 14.78963 69 257 -1.15
2008 4.55469 15.30522 58 262 -0.66
2009 5.05488 15.16275 61 255 -0.7
2010 4.59918 15.28449 90 262 -0.92
2011 4.33028 14.67084 66 251 -1.15
2012 3.36973 15.25102 64 260 -1.24
2013 5.07709 15.14275 73 256 -0.74
2014 5.61728 14.96031 79 ??? ???

Big Surprise “Peer Review Ring”

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I’m sure it is in fact no surprise that a “peer review ring” was operating at an academic journal.

“Every now and then a scholarly journal retracts an article because of errors or outright fraud. In academic circles, and sometimes beyond, each retraction is a big deal.

Now comes word of a journal retracting 60 articles at once.

The reason for the mass retraction is mind-blowing: A “peer review and citation ring” was apparently rigging the review process to get articles published.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/10/scholarly-journal-retracts-60-articles-smashes-peer-review-ring/

Original article at Retraction Watch:

SAGE Publications busts “peer review and citation ring,” 60 papers retracted

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Update – 3rd Daily Record in a Row and 26th for the Year

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On day 92, Antarctica Sea Ice Extent has been a daily record on 26 days. 92 out of 92 have been in the top 5. Of course the last daily record was only 630 sq km above 2008. Close, but still a record.

The following is all 92 days. A 1 is a daily record, a 2 is 2nd place etc. A . is lower than 9th. There are no . for Antarctica.

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This is the extent just for the 92 day of each year.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent for Day 92 From 1980 Antarctic_Sea_Ice_Extent_2014_Day_92_1981-2010 Antarctic_Sea_Ice_Extent_Zoomed_2014_Day_92_1981-2010



			
		

	
	



			
				



	
	

		
		
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Update – Highest Ever For Day 88

				

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Antarctic Sea Ice is still a long way to maximum, but as of Day 88, Antarctic Sea Ice Extent for 2014 is the highest ever for the day by 580 sq km.


Looking at the graph of Extent for day 88 only, I can see that when 2008 set its daily record by over 400,000 sq km that it would be a while before it was broken.


 


Antarctic Sea Ice Extent for Day 88 From 1980