Arctic Sea Ice – Page 190

Arctic Sea Ice Extent is Only 240,000 sq km ( 2% ) Below 1981-2010 Mean – and Higher than 1996 and 1998 too!

Published on December 5, 2013December 5, 2013 by sunshinehours14 Comments

Arctic Sea Ice Extent is Only 240,000 sq km Below 1981-2010 Mean. Which is 2%. And now 2013 is higher than 2 years in the 1990s: 1996 and 1998.

Global Sea Ice Update Dec 3, 2013

Published on December 3, 2013 by sunshinehours11 Comment

Global Sea Ice is above the 1981-2010 mean by 600,000 sq km.

Strange Goings on in the Arctic Nov 10 2013

Published on November 10, 2013November 10, 2013 by sunshinehours18 Comments

Very strange goings on in the arctic. It looks very dramatic in the bottom graph.

Possibly this monstrous tropical cyclone that smashed in the Bering Sea?

Update: Barents Sea Ice did take a tumble starting Nov 2. Which is nowhere near the Bering Sea.

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Update Nov 6, 2013

Published on November 6, 2013 by sunshinehours14 Comments

Arctic Sea Ice Extent is just skimming along the bottom of the one standard deviation from the 1981-2010 mean on day 309.

Sea Ice is 580,000 sq km below the mean. Which happens to be about 5.8% since the mean for the day is almost exactly 10 million sq km.

On this day in 2012 Sea Ice was 16% below the mean.

Global Sea Ice Extent Anomaly Percent Mean For Year = +0.7%

Published on October 20, 2013 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Right now the mean for the year for Global Sea Ice Anomaly percent is +0.7% above the 1981-2010 mean. The green line represents the mean.

The anomaly started out near -4%, rose to over +4% earlier in the year, down to-2% and is now back up to 1%.

Mean Arctic Sea Ice Extent By Month For Last 10 Years (March April and May are climbing)

Published on October 12, 2013 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

It is interesting to look at the mean Arctic Sea Extent for each month (for the last 10 years) all on one page.

The decadal trend is at the bottom of each graph. The dashed blue line is the linear trend. The green line is the loess trend.

January is dropping slightly, February is flat, March April and May are all climbing.

June is sropping but it has a major uptick from 2010.

July to September are dropping (but with an uptick at the end)

There is no data for Oct/Nov/Dec 2013 because of the shutdown. But all 3 will have an uptick for 2013.

Government Shutdown Stops Sea Ice Data Updates From NOAA

Published on October 2, 2013 by sunshinehours110 Comments

There were no NSIDC sea ice updates today. I emailed NSIDC to ask why and got this prompt and polite reply.

“Thank you for contacting the National Snow and Ice Data Center.Because our data provider, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has shut down the data stream as part of the government shutdown, we are temporarily unable to update the product.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

Best regards,
xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx
NSIDC User Services”

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Gained 86,000 sq km Sept 22

Published on September 22, 2013September 22, 2013 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Arctic Sea Ice Extent gained 86,000 sq km. on day 264. Thats the 2nd major gain on 3 days. The minimum was back on day 252 and it is very unlikely that will change.

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Stats For 2013 (so far)

Published on September 18, 2013 by sunshinehours13 Comments

The melting of the Arctic Sea Ice may be over. Here are some stats for NSIDC Extent. The stats for 2013 could change.

Lowest Minimum 3.36973 2012
Highest Minimum 7.52476 1980

Lowest day of Minimum 245 1987
Highest day of Minimum 265 1989 and 2005

Lowest Maximum 14.67084 2011
Highest Maximum 16.56457 1979

Lowest day of Maximum 52 1987
Highest day of Maximum 90 2010

Year	Min	Max	day of Max	day of Min
2013	5.07939	15.16969	73	252
2012	3.36973	15.25102	64	260
2011	4.33028	14.67084	66	251
2010	4.59918	15.28449	90	262
2009	5.05488	15.16275	61	255
2008	4.55469	15.30522	58	262
2007	4.1607	14.78963	69	257
2006	5.74877	14.73298	70	257
2005	5.31832	14.94615	71	265
2004	5.77608	15.25548	70	263
2003	5.97198	15.58678	80	260
2002	5.62456	15.57345	68	256
2001	6.56774	15.66664	63	262
2000	5.9442	15.44482	63	255
1999	5.68009	15.55755	89	255
1998	6.29922	16.02091	56	260
1997	6.61353	15.63647	79	246
1996	7.15283	15.42074	52	254
1995	5.98945	15.32238	59	252
1994	6.92645	15.72226	61	248
1993	6.15699	16.00491	72	249
1992	7.16324	15.53258	72	251
1991	6.26027	15.58803	56	259
1990	6.0191	16.21077	71	264
1989	6.88931	15.72295	65	265
1988	7.04905	16.24163	70	255
1987	6.89159	16.21724	52	245
1986	7.12351	16.11934	69	249
1985	6.4799	16.11716	76	250
1984	6.39916	15.76157	78	260
1983	7.19145	16.33207	73	251
1982	7.15423	16.27475	58	256
1981	6.88784	15.71365	73	253
1980	7.52476	16.25042	65	249
1979	6.89236	16.56457	60	264

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Minimum 2013 May Have Occurred on Sept 12 (Day 255)

Published on September 16, 2013September 16, 2013 by sunshinehours12 Comments

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Minimum 2013 may have occurred on Sept 12 (Day 255). I say “may have occurred” because there is a chance of more ice melt. The last 3 days have seen very small increases.

On Sept 12 (day 255) Arctic Sea Ice Extent was 5.07146 million sq km.

As of Sept 15 (day 258) Arctic Sea Ice Extent was 5.11953 million sq km.

If the minimum stays at day 255, it would be the 7th lowest minimum in the satellite record. The record was 3.36973 million sq km set in 2012. Which would make 2013’s minimum 1.7 million sq km’s higher.