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MASIE Arctic Aug 21 2014 – Bigger Drop

Aug 21 2014 MASIE Update – Bigger Drop

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Region	145 days ago	End	Last 144	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	588,515	-498,622	-398,333	-268,938	-107,813	-44,380	-25,526
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,029,140	-192,781	-160,499	-151,074	-88,918	-29,112	-22,291
Greenland Sea	603,416	248,799	-354,617	-106,591	-37,702	-31,239	-3,775	-20,988
Laptev Sea	897,845	19,064	-878,781	-329,472	-158,993	-59,618	-24,066	-18,892
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	59,143	-1,201,761	-160,617	-81,006	-33,992	-10,123	-17,342
Kara Sea	933,859	157,559	-776,300	-282,627	-77,321	-49,383	-43,044	-16,092
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	703,727	-366,718	-112,742	-127,249	-85,738	-49,207	-12,265
Chukchi Sea	966,006	425,660	-540,346	-202,362	-130,142	-79,760	-50,568	-11,918
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	511,030	-342,184	-183,684	-121,614	-42,312	-12,514	-8,499
Barents Sea	645,917	109,261	-536,656	22,964	11,544	-2,894	-684	-4,466
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	10,157	-1,678,374	-101,523	-39,742	-10,549	-1,651	-925
Bering Sea	697,324	0	-697,324	-15	0	0	0	0
Baltic Sea	15,337	0	-15,337	0	0	0	0	0
Sea of Okhotsk	853,240	0	-853,240	0	0	0	0	0
Yellow Sea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	5,863,197	-8,941,918	-2,015,501	-1,182,237	-592,217	-269,125	-159,205

NH (Average Loss per Day)			-61,668	-71,982	-84,446	-84,602	-89,708	-159,205

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 21 2014 – -1,076,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 232. Data here.

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 21 2014 – 1,135,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 232. Data here.

Global Sea Ice Extent Aug 21 2014 – 59,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 232. Data here.

Aug 20 2014 MASIE Update – Tiny Melt … Central Arctic has more ice for first time in 2 weeks. 3 other regions also grew (see bottom table).

Data here. Click for bigger.

Region	144 days ago	End	Last 143	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	715,992	-354,453	-109,619	-106,453	-73,473	-47,818	-24,625
Chukchi Sea	966,006	437,579	-528,427	-209,798	-123,683	-67,842	-37,322	-13,476
Kara Sea	933,859	173,651	-760,208	-323,859	-109,217	-37,863	-13,479	-3,290
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	519,529	-333,685	-190,576	-137,031	-46,510	-8,249	-751
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	614,041	-473,096	-391,938	-254,743	-89,880	-14,630	-577
Laptev Sea	897,845	37,955	-859,889	-339,566	-161,828	-52,366	-10,430	-271
Barents Sea	645,917	113,727	-532,190	23,174	19,410	295	857	0
Bering Sea	697,324	0	-697,324	-1,339	0	0	0	0
Baltic Sea	15,337	0	-15,337	0	0	0	0	0
Sea of Okhotsk	853,240	0	-853,240	0	0	0	0	0
Yellow Sea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	76,484	-1,184,419	-176,798	-63,681	-30,661	-11,236	505
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	11,082	-1,677,449	-106,453	-44,596	-9,842	-1,516	1,305
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,051,432	-170,490	-144,797	-149,260	-70,696	-17,449	3,369
Greenland Sea	603,416	269,787	-333,629	-126,603	-77,260	-13,178	2,944	18,587

Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	6,022,402	-8,782,713	-2,098,170	-1,208,341	-492,015	-158,328	-19,223

NH (Average Loss per Day)			-60,991	-74,935	-86,310	-70,288	-52,776	-19,223

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 20 2014 – -1,084,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 231. Data here.

The tiny blue bar all the way to the right is a 10,000 sq km gain.

Northern Sea Route: Ice conditions during the voyage were more severe than it is typical for this period of time.

Global Sea Ice Extent Aug 20 2014 – 72,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 231. Data here.

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Aug 20 2014 – 1,156,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. Data for Day 231. Data here.

I forgot to mention that 2014 was the earliest to hit 19 million sq km by 9 days on Aug 14.

Aug 19 2014 MASIE Update – Steady Melting of 50-90,000 per day… Central Arctic is melting about 10,000 sq km a day.

Barents Sea and Hudson Bay gained a little. The others melted.

Data here. Click for bigger.

Region	143 days ago	End	Last 142	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Chukchi Sea	966,006	451,054	-514,952	-196,322	-132,562	-60,477	-38,712	-25,174
Kara Sea	933,859	176,941	-756,918	-325,620	-105,927	-41,654	-24,720	-23,662
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	614,618	-472,519	-393,816	-271,650	-114,642	-36,467	-18,278
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	740,617	-329,828	-85,801	-110,392	-49,325	-31,369	-12,317
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,048,063	-173,859	-148,166	-150,667	-82,382	-32,976	-10,189
Laptev Sea	897,845	38,226	-859,618	-339,295	-160,087	-88,108	-13,869	-4,904
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	520,280	-332,934	-188,066	-139,484	-54,230	-18,578	-3,264
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	9,776	-1,678,754	-113,716	-49,006	-15,600	-4,171	-2,031
Greenland Sea	603,416	251,200	-352,215	-145,190	-94,814	-33,511	-29,644	-1,374
Bering Sea	697,324	0	-697,324	-1,339	0	0	0	0
Baltic Sea	15,337	0	-15,337	0	0	0	0	0
Sea of Okhotsk	853,240	0	-853,240	0	0	0	0	0
Yellow Sea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barents Sea	645,917	113,727	-532,190	23,174	23,436	6,082	2,118	3,782
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	75,979	-1,184,924	-194,952	-70,293	-31,215	-12,886	6,714

Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	6,041,625	-8,763,490	-2,109,108	-1,261,447	-565,062	-241,273	-90,697

NH (Average Loss per Day)			-61,283	-75,325	-90,103	-80,723	-80,424	-90,697