Antarctic Sea Ice Extent – Page 13

Sea Ice Update April 22 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice 44th Daily Record of 2014 – Global Sea Ice 1.05 million sq km Above Normal

Published on April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 111 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 1,047,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,627,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 44th daily record for 2014.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -581,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update April 20 2014 – Global Sea Ice 1.05 million sq km Above Normal – Antarctic Sea Ice 42nd Daily Record

Published on April 20, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Happy Easter!

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 1,054,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,673,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 42nd daily record for 2014.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -620,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update April 17 2014 – Highest Global Sea Ice For This Day in 30 years – Over 1 Million Sq Km Above Normal

Published on April 17, 2014April 17, 2014 by sunshinehours14 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 1,088,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 3 for the day.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,622,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -534,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 28 for the day.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update April 16 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice is 66% Higher Than It Was in 1980

Published on April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

The most recent sea ice extent data for Antarctica is from April 15th and that is day 105.

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent for day 105 is 8.34885 million sq km.

In 1980, Antarctic Sea Ice Extent for day 105 was 5.02921 million sq km.

That is a 66% increase.

If “climate scientists” were actually interested in science, you might think they would mention it.

Sea Ice Update April 15 2014 – Global Sea Ice 955,000 sq km Above Normal and Antarctica 1,451,000 sq km Above Normal

Published on April 15, 2014 by sunshinehours14 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 955,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,451,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 37th daily record for 2014.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -497,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. And just below the one standard deviation mark.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update April 12 2014 – Global Sea Ice Over 1,158,000 sq km Above Normal! Antarctic Is Demolishing Old Records!

Published on April 12, 2014 by sunshinehours14 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 1,158,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,574,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is 220,000 sq km above the old record, 6th daily record in a row and 34th daily record for 2014.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -417,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean and within one standard deviation of normal.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update April 10 2014 – Global Sea Ice Over 1,000,000 sq km Above Normal!!!!

Published on April 10, 2014 by sunshinehours15 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 1,053,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,457,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day. And that is 32nd daily record for the year.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -405,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is just inside the one standard deviation mark.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Sea Ice Update April 8 2014 – Global Sea Ice 959,000 Above The Mean and Antarctica Set Another Record

Published on April 8, 2014 by sunshinehours15 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 959,000 above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 4th for the day. And that is 4.61% above ‘normal’.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,403,000 above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1st for the day. And that is 23.74% above ‘normal’. 30th Daily Record for this year.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -444,000 below the 1981-2010 mean. That is -2.97% below ‘normal’.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Oscillation Pattern

Published on April 6, 2014 by sunshinehours19 Comments

I don’t know what it means, but I’ve been aware of an oscillation pattern in Antarctic Sea Ice Extent for some time. A week or two ago I made a slight change in one of my graphs to annotate the peaks and valleys with the year and now the pattern jumps out at you even more.

This graph is for day 95, but the pattern is similar in other parts of the year.

There has been since 1988 a 4 or 5 year oscillation where the ice extent goes to a valley in between peaks. And the magnitude of the oscillation is growing.

These are not small oscillations. Sea Ice Extent as of today is 7,000,000 sq km. The 2011 valley is 4,700,000 sq km. That is a 50% jump in sea ice on day 95 from 2011 to 2014.

I know the AMO has peaked and is poised to start down (it may take a few more years). But to repeat myself, I’m not sure what it means.

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Sea Ice Update April 5 2014 – Global Sea Ice 3rd Highest For The Day

Published on April 5, 2014April 5, 2014 by sunshinehours13 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent:

Global Sea Ice is 797,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 3rd highest for the day! And above one standard deviation.
Antarctic Sea Ice is 1,298,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.Highest for this day.
Arctic Sea Ice is 500,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is only 70,000 sq km outside the one standard deviation mark.

Data here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.