Tag: Barents Sea

Aug 8 2014  MASIE Update – Steady Melting … but the Central Arctic is barely changing. In fact it is actually 4,463 sq km higher than it was 14 days ago.

NOTE: NSIDC/MASIE data for day 215 was missing (I assume for the same reason NSIDC data stopped being updated) and NSIDC were quick to fix it.

Data here.  Click for bigger.

Region	130 days ago	End	Last 129	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	822,445	-248,000	-69,244	-3,166	-17,569	-31,204	-28,565
Chukchi Sea	966,006	561,262	-404,744	-147,978	-86,115	-50,374	-34,264	-22,355
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	868,784	-218,353	-144,199	-137,194	-79,372	-26,721	-17,484
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	140,166	-1,120,738	-470,713	-113,117	-25,550	-14,703	-6,106
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	656,561	-196,653	-87,247	-53,545	-39,432	-21,661	-3,203
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	55,677	-1,632,853	-195,060	-61,857	-18,821	-16,871	-3,105
Kara Sea	933,859	282,868	-650,992	-448,132	-214,643	-47,588	-33,220	0
Bering Sea	697,324	0	-697,324	-8,943	-1,339	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
Greenland Sea	603,416	347,046	-256,369	-85,109	-49,343	-2,950	-4,984	1,032
Laptev Sea	897,845	199,784	-698,061	-272,530	-177,737	-73,430	-13,255	1,470
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,200,691	-21,230	-26,401	4,463	-6,564	-4,297	1,962
Barents Sea	645,917	94,317	-551,600	-14,868	3,765	17,641	-301	4,026
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	7,230,743	-7,574,371	-1,970,795	-889,828	-344,008	-201,479	-72,329
NH (Average Loss per Day)			-58,264	-70,386	-63,559	-49,144	-67,160	-72,329

Aug 3 2014  MASIE Update – A Small Increase of 38,377 sq km Over Last Day After One Day of Large Melt

Data here.  Click for bigger.

Region	127 days ago	End	Last 126	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	678,222	-174,993	-59,056	-31,964	-5,453	-16,651	-11,752
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	154,868	-1,106,035	-470,827	-142,216	-46,767	-10,511	-9,423
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	72,548	-1,615,982	-222,026	-74,009	-12,198	-3,903	-5,166
Bering Sea	697,324	0	-697,324	-13,405	-787	-15	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
Laptev Sea	897,845	213,039	-684,806	-299,328	-177,916	-128,045	-48,350	1,065
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,204,988	-16,933	-26,471	335	213	-5,250	4,155
Kara Sea	933,859	316,087	-617,772	-405,670	-211,854	-88,561	-32,050	5,956
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	853,649	-216,796	-26,044	17,008	21,899	15,406	6,230
Barents Sea	645,917	94,618	-551,299	-22,313	-4,471	14,771	10,681	8,820
Greenland Sea	603,416	352,030	-251,385	-128,335	-67,740	-4,757	-4,791	10,542
Chukchi Sea	966,006	595,526	-370,480	-109,807	-53,034	-46,281	-17,421	11,210
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	895,505	-191,632	-117,524	-117,504	-95,415	-39,689	16,740
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	7,432,223	-7,372,892	-1,901,176	-864,149	-390,610	-152,529	38,377
NH (Average Loss per Day)			-58,054	-67,899	-61,725	-55,801	-50,843	38,377

Aug 1 2014  MASIE Update – A Tiny Melt After a Tiny Freeze

Data here.  Click for bigger.

 

Region	125 days ago	End	Last 124	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Laptev Sea	897,845	247,621	-650,224	-277,930	-126,952	-98,950	-67,618	-13,768
Chukchi Sea	966,006	607,114	-358,893	-128,343	-31,108	-21,454	-26,346	-5,833
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	929,618	-157,520	-84,380	-55,246	-46,393	-57,488	-5,577
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	689,829	-163,385	-56,733	-15,813	-4,647	-5,214	-5,044
Greenland Sea	603,416	352,537	-250,879	-154,607	-57,742	1,878	-4,771	-4,284
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,207,011	-14,910	-22,494	17,639	15,641	-1,496	-3,227
Bering Sea	697,324	0	-697,324	-12,503	-7,345	-15	-15	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
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	76,967	-1,611,563	-297,142	-45,383	-26,272	1,116	516
Kara Sea	933,859	349,954	-583,906	-401,937	-219,670	-88,187	13,883	1,817
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	169,271	-1,091,632	-556,349	-124,336	-21,890	-3,460	3,892
Barents Sea	645,917	92,367	-553,550	-48,112	-399	10,122	15,240	8,430
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	846,933	-223,512	-42,622	34,421	29,185	13,772	8,689
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	7,570,363	-7,234,752	-2,083,522	-631,934	-250,981	-122,396	-14,389
NH (Average Loss per Day)			-57,878	-74,412	-45,138	-35,854	-40,799	-14,389

July 31 2014  MASIE Update – A Small Increase After Two Days of ‘Melt’ (wind may play some role).

The Central Arctic (1st bar graph) shows the Central Arctic refusing to melt — up 20,598 in last 7 days.

The Northern Hemisphere is the 2nd bar graph. Lots of melting.

Data here.  Click for bigger.

Region	124 days ago	End	Last 123	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	935,195	-151,942	-73,734	-33,403	-51,653	-55,726	-12,962
Laptev Sea	897,845	261,389	-636,456	-277,564	-111,623	-87,147	-79,694	-11,824
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	838,243	-232,202	-56,602	25,732	21,775	5,711	-1,770
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	694,873	-158,341	-52,393	-10,769	159	7,285	-1,120
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	165,379	-1,095,524	-583,222	-140,218	-54,381	-35,075	-336
Bering Sea	697,324	0	-697,324	-11,314	-7,345	-15	-15	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
Chukchi Sea	966,006	612,946	-353,060	-128,237	-25,276	-15,076	-28,860	1,310
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	76,451	-1,612,079	-316,965	-49,116	-35,228	-6,171	1,953
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,210,238	-11,683	-20,086	25,127	20,598	1,131	2,983
Greenland Sea	603,416	356,821	-246,595	-129,540	-53,747	1,431	-12,457	6,824
Barents Sea	645,917	83,937	-561,980	-55,310	-3,953	-2,360	4,090	7,261
Kara Sea	933,859	348,137	-585,722	-408,507	-208,894	-92,049	-56,512	17,681
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	7,584,752	-7,220,363	-2,113,700	-593,483	-293,946	-256,293	10,000
NH (Average Loss per Day)			-58,229	-75,489	-42,392	-41,992	-85,431	10,000

July 28 2014  MASIE Update

The top graph just shows the Central Arctic … and shows 4 days in a row of freezing. The Central Arctic has 3.2 million sq km out of 7.8 million sq km left for the whole Northern Hemisphere.

The 2nd graph shows 2 days of freezing for the whole Northern Hemisphere … about 30,000 sq km net total freezing. (When I use the term freezing I mean more ice. It could be wind moving the ice around too)

The graphs have different scales.

Data here.  Click for bigger.

Region	121 days ago	End	Last 120	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	82,623	-1,605,908	-457,782	-80,285	-58,263	-20,616	-2,124
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	200,454	-1,060,449	-614,568	-206,510	-78,954	9,293	-1,182
Chukchi Sea	966,006	641,806	-324,200	-103,665	-9,047	-5,570	13,239	0
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	990,921	-96,217	-36,503	17,263	-17,514	14,910	0
Laptev Sea	897,845	341,083	-556,761	-290,827	-82,700	-36,438	-5,488	0
Kara Sea	933,859	404,649	-529,211	-387,393	-250,763	-97,913	-33,492	0
Barents Sea	645,917	79,847	-566,070	-98,773	-18,726	-10,705	-2,398	0
Bering Sea	697,324	15	-697,308	-15,501	-8,643	-1,323	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
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	832,532	-237,913	-92,230	-8,058	6,114	14,784	782
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	687,588	-165,626	-63,792	-41,190	-21,383	-6,888	3,914
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,209,107	-12,815	-24,789	6,856	7,042	17,737	4,332
Greenland Sea	603,416	369,278	-234,138	-154,382	-68,624	-40,760	18,619	12,491
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	7,841,045	-6,964,070	-2,340,592	-750,426	-355,666	19,701	18,212
NH (Average Loss per Day)			-57,554	-83,593	-53,602	-50,809	6,567	18,212

July 27 2014  MASIE Update – A Day of Freeze and Melt Ending Up 11,694 sq km Higher 

Data here. The tiny blue bar at the far right is the net freeze for day 207.

 

Region	120 days ago	End	Last 119	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Laptev Sea	897,845	341,083	-556,761	-306,590	-80,671	-49,872	-7,452	-12,035
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	84,746	-1,603,784	-566,356	-78,169	-61,810	-26,933	-4,648
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	683,675	-169,540	-72,204	-45,104	-26,511	-11,039	-1,766
Kara Sea	933,859	404,649	-529,211	-393,782	-267,128	-123,292	-35,537	-1,116
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	831,750	-238,695	-108,217	-8,839	-4,891	15,282	0
Chukchi Sea	966,006	641,806	-324,200	-103,305	-9,047	-6,753	13,784	0
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	990,921	-96,217	-37,414	17,263	-22,088	4,073	0
Barents Sea	645,917	79,847	-566,070	-102,085	-18,726	-19,241	-6,450	0
Bering Sea	697,324	15	-697,308	-19,927	-8,643	-772	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
Greenland Sea	603,416	356,787	-246,629	-162,666	-75,930	-62,983	1,397	8,887
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,204,775	-17,146	-29,121	1,360	122	15,135	10,794
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	201,636	-1,059,268	-634,988	-264,187	-95,448	-18,124	11,578
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	7,822,833	-6,982,282	-2,537,040	-837,820	-473,539	-55,865	11,694
NH (Average Loss per Day)			-58,186	-90,609	-59,844	-67,648	-18,622	11,694

 

July 26 2014  MASIE Update – Melting and Freezing … resulting in a very small net melt of -10,205 sq km over the last day.

However the net melt over the last 3 days was pretty high. But almost the same as the last 7 days.

Data here.

Region	119 days ago	End	Last 118	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Kara Sea	933,859	405,765	-528,094	-429,387	-228,219	-140,223	-91,746	-32,376
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	89,395	-1,599,136	-578,372	-69,533	-37,632	-28,139	-13,844
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	685,441	-167,774	-70,628	-45,269	-20,201	-24,665	-9,035
Greenland Sea	603,416	347,900	-255,516	-186,943	-65,476	-61,545	-48,490	-2,759
Barents Sea	645,917	79,847	-566,070	-102,676	-16,457	-14,165	-10,705	-2,398
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	190,058	-1,070,845	-679,341	-279,459	-99,954	-63,224	-1,103
Bering Sea	697,324	15	-697,308	-24,071	-8,643	-7,329	-1,323	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
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,193,981	-27,941	-40,662	-9,398	-3,303	-2,248	2,611
Laptev Sea	897,845	353,118	-544,727	-290,647	-68,636	-6,843	-24,403	6,547
Chukchi Sea	966,006	641,806	-324,200	-109,851	-9,047	3,585	-5,570	13,239
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	831,750	-238,695	-111,070	-8,839	19,239	6,139	14,003
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	990,921	-96,217	-35,106	17,263	6,655	-15,058	14,910
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	7,811,139	-6,993,976	-2,659,139	-791,713	-361,718	-309,432	-10,205
NH (Average Loss per Day)			-58,773	-94,969	-56,551	-51,674	-103,144	-10,205

 

A new graph

 

July 22 2014  MASIE Update – It’s Melting … Slowly

Data here.

Region	115 days ago	End	Last 114	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	123,492	-1,565,038	-652,978	-127,245	-26,848	-3,535	-17,394
Greenland Sea	603,416	396,390	-207,026	-164,696	-47,450	-22,904	-13,055	-13,648
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	270,931	-989,972	-766,723	-339,427	-88,068	-19,081	-8,476
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,196,228	-25,693	-44,670	-28,590	3,595	-1,055	-5,836
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	708,346	-144,868	-52,022	-28,522	-20,550	2,704	-625
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	826,418	-244,027	-144,617	-51,017	14,100	13,907	0
Chukchi Sea	966,006	647,376	-318,630	-103,683	-62,339	2,558	9,154	0
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	1,008,434	-78,703	-29,672	-4,512	31,517	24,168	0
Laptev Sea	897,845	377,521	-520,324	-297,742	-111,211	-35,448	17,560	0
Kara Sea	933,859	502,562	-431,298	-354,916	-190,871	-113,700	-43,426	0
Barents Sea	645,917	90,553	-555,364	-87,952	-19,557	-14	-3,460	0
Bering Sea	697,324	1,339	-695,985	-31,750	-8,073	-6,560	-6,006	0
Baltic Sea	15,337	0	-15,337	0	0	0	0	0
Sea of Okhotsk	853,240	0	-853,240	-32	0	0	0	0
Yellow Sea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	8,150,732	-6,654,382	-2,731,837	-1,019,182	-262,323	-22,124	-45,979
NH (Average Loss per Day)			-57,864	-97,566	-72,799	-37,475	-7,375	-45,979

July 21 2014  MASIE Update – Melting Resumed (But 3 day total is only -5,585 sq km)

Data here.

Region	114 days ago	End	Last 113	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Kara Sea	933,859	502,562	-431,298	-352,550	-200,441	-152,850	-67,062	-25,379
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	279,408	-981,496	-777,711	-337,130	-127,556	-14,200	-17,676
Laptev Sea	897,845	377,521	-520,324	-312,976	-120,793	-46,262	2,948	-13,434
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	826,418	-244,027	-145,567	-53,173	-14,172	13,907	-10,223
Greenland Sea	603,416	410,038	-193,378	-214,522	-39,589	-27,864	-241	-9,732
Barents Sea	645,917	90,553	-555,364	-82,539	-24,342	-8,021	-2,214	-8,536
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	140,886	-1,547,645	-658,801	-148,154	-22,022	18,536	-5,671
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	1,008,434	-78,703	-37,704	-2,112	34,777	23,571	-4,575
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,202,064	-19,857	-39,954	-25,419	-186	12,693	-2,588
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	708,971	-144,243	-54,767	-29,084	-19,808	3,329	-1,214
Chukchi Sea	966,006	647,376	-318,630	-133,789	-55,037	-3,477	9,154	-1,183
Baltic Sea	15,337	0	-15,337	0	0	0	0	0
Sea of Okhotsk	853,240	0	-853,240	-32	0	0	0	0
Yellow Sea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bering Sea	697,324	1,339	-695,985	-35,479	-8,073	-7,320	-6,006	552
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	8,196,711	-6,608,403	-2,846,777	-1,043,714	-394,760	-5,585	-99,660
NH (Average Loss per Day)			-57,968	-101,671	-74,551	-56,394	-1,862	-99,660

July 20 2014  MASIE Update – Big Freeze in most regions.

Data here.

Region	113 days ago	End	Last 112	Last 28	Last 14	Last 7	Last 3	Last 1
Kara Sea	933,859	527,941	-405,918	-328,098	-193,817	-143,836	-29,090	-18,047
Bering Sea	697,324	787	-696,537	-36,031	-12,618	-7,871	-6,558	-6,558
Baltic Sea	15,337	0	-15,337	0	0	0	0	0
Sea of Okhotsk	853,240	0	-853,240	-32	0	0	0	0
Yellow Sea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Canadian Archipelago	853,214	710,185	-143,029	-68,268	-27,093	-18,593	4,544	4,544
Barents Sea	645,917	99,089	-546,829	-86,102	-17,843	515	11,199	5,076
Hudson Bay	1,260,903	297,084	-963,819	-795,217	-328,611	-168,738	-8,513	7,072
Central Arctic	3,221,921	3,204,653	-17,269	-37,366	-26,806	1,238	19,542	7,369
Greenland Sea	603,416	419,770	-183,646	-258,697	-60,595	-12,947	9,202	10,325
Chukchi Sea	966,006	648,560	-317,447	-161,028	-56,774	-2,294	10,338	10,338
Baffin Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence	1,688,530	146,557	-1,541,974	-707,908	-148,017	-16,358	20,990	19,529
Beaufort Sea	1,070,445	836,641	-233,804	-172,446	-43,052	-3,948	24,130	24,130
East Siberian Sea	1,087,137	1,013,009	-74,128	-33,129	-20	39,352	44,411	28,743
Laptev Sea	897,845	390,955	-506,890	-299,542	-121,412	-30,799	17,943	30,994
Northern Hemisphere (Total)	14,805,115	8,296,372	-6,508,743	-2,984,249	-1,037,027	-364,281	118,137	123,515
NH (Average Loss per Day)			-57,599	-106,580	-74,073	-52,040	39,379	123,515