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MASIE May 8 2014 – Arctic Ice Extent By Region As of Day 127

Published on May 8, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

May 8 2014 MASIE Update (Although the dataset from MASIE only has 28 days of data, I have started to save the data allowing the analysis to go further back)

This is the gain/loss from day 88to day 121. Negative = loss. Sorted with biggest loser in last 7 days at top. Northern Hemisphere is the grand total.

Today I added Last 1 day and Last 39 (which will change every time I post). Four of the regions actually gained ice over the last 39 days, but that is dwarfed by losses elsewhere.

Region	Start	End	Last 39	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Sea of Okhotsk	853,240	202,954	-650,286	-390,876	-225,244	-105,804	-57,396	-6,523
Bering Sea	697,324	343,858	-353,465	-339,657	-186,759	-91,668	-11,233	-20,631
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	1,280,204	-408,326	-336,002	-274,332	-81,529	-70,417	-31,659
Greenland Sea	603,416	620,032	16,616	-3,174	-55,151	-37,714	-17,926	-20,800
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	1,053,016	-17,429	-17,429	-17,429	-17,429	-11,126	-7,107
Chukchi Sea	966,006	952,528	-13,478	-13,478	-13,478	-1,617	1,112	-8,746
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	851,952	-1,262	-1,262	-1,262	-1,262	-1,262	-1,262
Kara Sea	933,859	934,833	973	-191	-191	-191	-191	-191
Baltic Sea	15,337	8,402	-6,935	-7,186	-1,394	-105	184	0
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	1,087,137	0	0	0	0	0	0
Laptev Sea	897,845	897,845	0	0	0	0	0	0
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,248,013	26,092	795	0	0	0	0
Yellow Sea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	1,251,802	-9,101	-9,101	-9,101	491	-2,890	-5,686
Barents Sea	645,917	683,279	37,362	-50,574	96,138	14,592	3,769	-15,785
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	13,418,045	-1,387,069	-1,170,395	-688,220	-322,253	-167,391	-118,392

Sea Ice Update May 7 2014 – Antarctic 59th Daily Record of 2014 – Global Sea Ice 861,000 sq km Above Normal

Published on May 7, 2014May 7, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Update: Since March 27 Antarctic Sea Ice Extent has been more than two standard deviations above normal. 82 days out of 126.

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 126 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 861,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 4 for the day.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,517,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 1 for the day. It is also the 59th daily record for 2014.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -657,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 34 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here.

Graphs below. (The big view for a change) Click for bigger.

MASIE May 6 2014 – Arctic Ice Extent By Region As of Day 125 – Arctic Up Over Last 3 Days

Published on May 6, 2014May 6, 2014 by sunshinehours13 Comments

May 6 2014 MASIE Update (This Arctic Sea Ice dataset from MASIE only has 28 days of data.)

This is the gain/loss from day 94 to day 121. Negative = loss. Sorted with biggest loser in last 7 days at top. Northern Hemisphere is the grand total.

Normally I only show Last 28,14 and 7. Today I added Last 3 days because it was so interesting.

In the last 3 days Northern Hemisphere actually rose 2,503 sq km because Barents Sea rose 34,216 sq km.

Hudson Bay, Baltic and Chukchi Sea also rose. This rise hasn’t shown up on the NOAA dataset.

Region	Start	End	Last 28 Days	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3
Sea of Okhotsk	587,542	239,550	-347,992	-136,916	-137,139	-5,462
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,602,768	1,335,175	-267,593	-198,696	-119,337	-13,664
Bering Sea	695,431	359,469	-335,961	-185,286	-114,606	-10,071
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	1,060,123	-10,322	-10,322	-10,322	-10,322
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	1,254,692	-6,211	-6,211	-6,211	4,234
Chukchi Sea	966,006	961,021	-4,985	-4,985	-4,985	8,600
Greenland Sea	613,925	645,689	31,765	9,194	-3,962	-5,195
Baltic Sea	15,566	8,402	-7,163	-976	-323	184
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	1,087,137	0	0	0	0
Laptev Sea	897,845	897,845	0	0	0	0
Kara Sea	931,339	935,023	3,684	16,849	0	0
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	853,214	0	0	0	0
Central Arctic	3,247,200	3,248,013	813	1,482	0	0
Yellow Sea	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barents Sea	651,565	699,064	47,499	125,742	23,541	34,216
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,485,805	13,586,610	-899,195	-390,141	-373,360	2,503

Sea Ice Update May 5 2014 – Antarctic Breaks Old Daily Record By 560,000 sq km – Global Sea Ice 950,000 sq km Above Normal

Published on May 5, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 124 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 950,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,529,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. 57th Daily Record for 2014. Broke the Old Record for the day by 560,000 sq km
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -580,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

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

NOAA Sea Ice Extent Data Hasn’t Been Update Since May 2

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

Update: They updated the data. The took 2 tries before it seemed ok. My post is here.

Usually the NOAA data here and here is updated each morning. It hasn’t been updated since May 2.

MASIE May 3 2014 – Arctic Ice Extent By Region As of Day 121

Published on May 3, 2014May 3, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

May 3 2014 MASIE Update (This Arctic Sea Ice dataset from MASIE only has 28 days of data.)

This is the gain/loss from day 94 to day 121. Negative = loss. Sorted with biggest loser in last 7 days at top. Northern Hemisphere is the grand total.

The bottom 3 have all gained in last 7 days. Including 44,747 in the Barents Sea.

I assume the Chukchi Sea and Hudson Bay only started melting in last few days since the 7 day melt is the same as the 28 day melt.

The melt has resumed in the last 7 days after a small pause in previous 7.

Region	Start	End	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,698,291	1,365,547	-332,744	-138,260	-194,971
Sea of Okhotsk	749,260	282,058	-467,202	-184,740	-128,456
Bering Sea	685,870	412,911	-272,959	-134,551	-103,860
Chukchi Sea	966,006	954,145	-11,861	-11,861	-11,861
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	1,249,193	-11,710	-11,710	-11,710
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	1,070,445	0	0	0
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	1,087,137	0	0	0
Laptev Sea	897,845	897,845	0	0	0
Kara Sea	935,023	935,023	0	0	0
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	853,214	0	0	0
Central Arctic	3,245,697	3,248,013	2,316	0	0
Yellow Sea	0	0	0	0	0
Baltic Sea	16,117	8,455	-7,662	-2,813	99
Greenland Sea	648,293	656,357	8,064	-7,499	12,608
Barents Sea	729,360	666,212	-63,148	-6,169	44,747
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,852,534	13,688,761	-1,163,772	-497,603	-393,405

Here is the MASIE graph. The flat lines at the bottom are regions that have melted and are now ice free. The completely flat lines elsewhere indicate no melting at all yet. The changing lines indicate melting regions.

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Joe Bastardi: Arctic sea ice anomaly in the summer is forecast to be near or above normal

Published on May 3, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Big story:

“There is a huge event being forecasted this year by the CFSV2, and I don’t know if anyone else is mentioning this. For the first time in over a decade, the Arctic sea ice anomaly in the summer is forecast to be near or above normal.”

Read here:

Major Arctic Sea Ice Story Lurking, But Is Anyone Watching?

(h/t NorthwestPassage)

Sea Ice Update April 30 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice 52nd daily record – Global Sea Ice 980,000 sq km Above Normal

Published on April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 by sunshinehours13 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 119 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 981,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,388,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That’s the 52nd daily record for 2014.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -407,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. Only 190,000 sq km melted in the last 11 days. Last year 600,000 sq km melted in same 11 days.

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

MASIE April 29 2014 – Arctic Ice Extent By Region As of Day 118

Published on April 29, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

April 29 2014 MASIE Update (This Arctic Sea Ice dataset frm MASIE only has 28 days of data.

This is the gain/loss from day 91 to day 118. Negative = loss. Sorted with biggest loser in last 7 days at top. Northern Hemisphere is the grand total.

Notice that even though the NH shows a 404,000 melt in the last 14 days, only 16,782 melted in last 7 days.

The bottom 5 have all gained in last 7 days. Including 102,200 in the Barents Sea.

Region	Start	End	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7 Days
Northern Hemisphere	14,789,245	13,959,969	-829,276	-404,018	-16,782
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,711,230	1,454,513	-256,717	-151,655	-79,359
Bering Sea	664,041	474,076	-189,965	-160,060	-70,680
Baltic Sea	15,337	8,725	-6,612	-7,013	-653
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	1,070,445	0	0	0
Chukchi Sea	966,006	966,006	0	0	0
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	1,087,137	0	0	0
Laptev Sea	897,845	897,845	0	0	0
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	853,214	0	0	0
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	1,260,903	0	0	0
Yellow Sea	0	0	0	0	0
Sea of Okhotsk	829,717	376,689	-453,028	-118,565	223
Central Arctic	3,231,886	3,248,013	16,127	4,581	1,482
Greenland Sea	624,163	649,651	25,488	15,511	13,156
Kara Sea	932,891	935,023	2,132	0	16,849
Barents Sea	634,409	675,523	41,114	15,469	102,200

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Sea Ice Update April 28 2014 – Antarctic Sea Ice 50% higher than 1980! – Global Sea Ice 1.02 million sq km Above Normal

Published on April 28, 2014 by sunshinehours13 Comments

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 117 of 2014:

Global Sea Ice Extent is 1,027,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,461,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is the 50th daily record of 2014. For day 117, 2014 Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is is 50% higher than 1980!
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -434,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

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