Antarctic Sea Ice Extent – Page 8

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent July 24 2014 – Smashes Daily Record By 240,000 sq km

Published on July 24, 2014July 24, 2014 by sunshinehours12 Comments

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,102,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean

That smashes the previous daily record by 240,000 sq km. And is also the 126th daily record for the year.

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Breaks Daily Record By 170,000 sq km

Published on July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent For This Day Up 1.4 million sq km from 2002

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There is some claims that possibly/maybe a “sensor error” caused a small overestimation of sea ice extent in the Antarctic since 1991.

From what I understand the paper is atrocious. More importantly, this is what the sea ice extent for this day looks like:

Sea Ice Update July 22 2014 – Antarctica Sets Another Daily Record

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After 11 days of 2nds and 3rds, Antarctica Sets Another Daily Record

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 202 of 2014

Global Sea Ice Extent is -246,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 23 for the day.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,020,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -1,267,000 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.

Sea Ice Update July 21 2014 – Antarctica only 2180 sq km Below Record for the Day

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Antarctica only 2180 sq km Below Record for the Day.

Arctic 660,000 sq km above the lowest extent for the day — 2011.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 201 of 2014

Global Sea Ice Extent is -294,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 23 for the day.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 993,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 2 for the day. Antarctica only 2180 sq km Below Record for the Day.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -1,288,000 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.

Sea Ice Update July 19 2014 – Antarctica/Arctica Continues to Surprise

Published on July 20, 2014July 20, 2014 by sunshinehours13 Comments

Antarctica is only 50,000 sq km from the record for the day. And the Arctic is melting slowly.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 200 of 2014

Global Sea Ice Extent is -354,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 23 for the day.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 973,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 2 for the day.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -1,328,000 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.

Sea Ice Update July 19 2014 – Antarctica/Arctica Surprises

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Despite a big drop a few days ago Antarctica is still trying to set a new record. And the Arctic didn’t melt for 1 day … again.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 199 of 2014

Global Sea Ice Extent is -488,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 25 for the day.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 898,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 2 for the day.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -1,386,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 32 for the day.

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

Sea Ice Update July 17 2014 – Arctic Refuses to Melt Completely Despite Predictions

Published on July 17, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 197 of 2014

Global Sea Ice Extent is -564,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 28 for the day.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 862,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 3 for the day.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -1,426,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 32 for the day.

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

Sea Ice Update July 16 2014 – Antarctica Climbing Again After A Few Days of Wonky Data

Published on July 16, 2014 by sunshinehours13 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 196 of 2014

Global Sea Ice Extent is -541,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 26 for the day.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 909,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 2 for the day.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -1,450,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 33 for the day.

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

Sea Ice Update July 14 2014 – Antarctica Sensor/Processing Error

Published on July 14, 2014July 14, 2014 by sunshinehours16 Comments

UPDATE: A new set of data has been published. But there is still a value in the missing column. 0.01597 million sq km.

The updated graph:

I have been a bit worried about the deep deep dive in Antarctica Sea Ice Extent.

It appears to be a processing or sensor error. As of today the NSIDC data confirms it.

The table of data on the right of this image is the last 5 days. The data does have a value in the Missing column – 1.97873 million sq km.

The Missing column is usually empty. Sometimes it takes NSIDC a couple of days to sort things out.