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Post by missouriboy on Aug 1, 2022 13:06:43 GMT
Can any ice survive this icy glare?  Imagine carrying this baggage (of utter failure) around with you at 25! |
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Post by neilhamp on Aug 4, 2022 5:37:57 GMT
See my update of August sea ice near the bottom of page 11
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Post by missouriboy on Aug 11, 2022 20:31:15 GMT
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Post by ratty on Aug 12, 2022 4:33:16 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Aug 12, 2022 5:10:32 GMT
Reminds me of the old Alaskan womens' joke. When asked about the odds of finding a boyfriend in Alaska, they would answer ... "The odds are good ... but the goods are odd."  |
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Post by ratty on Aug 19, 2022 22:34:38 GMT
Finger off the scale?  |
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Post by neilhamp on Aug 21, 2022 6:35:02 GMT
Artic is changing. Blue bars are when ice was above current levels. Red bars when ice below current levels  |
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Post by justme on Aug 22, 2022 0:53:54 GMT
NSIDC northern hemisphere sea ice area has shown a deceleration the past several days. On average the sea ice area minimum will be in a little over 2 weeks. The 5-day trailing average is now -4k / day and is 446k above the 2010's average. We are now approaching 1.2 million more square kilometers of sea ice area than for the same date in 2012. I will be watching closely over the next several weeks.  |
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Post by ratty on Aug 22, 2022 3:43:58 GMT
NSIDC northern hemisphere sea ice area has shown a deceleration the past several days. On average the sea ice area minimum will be in a little over 2 weeks. The 5-day trailing average is now -4k / day and is 446k above the 2010's average. We are now approaching 1.2 million more square kilometers of sea ice area than for the same date in 2012. I will be watching closely over the next several weeks. Welcome JustMe. If you wish, you can tell us a little about yourself here. |
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Post by neilhamp on Aug 22, 2022 6:35:49 GMT
Wecome JustMe.
I have been keeping an eye on Arctic sea ice all year.
See my updated post near the bottom of page 11.
At long last we are starting to see a recovery up in the Arctic.
I believe this to be linked to the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation
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Post by neilhamp on Aug 23, 2022 6:22:09 GMT
nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/ Arctic Sea Ice News. Aug. 17. "For the first time since 2008, the Northern Sea Route along Eurasia may not become ice free." "While sea ice is overall more extensive than in recent summers, the ice pack is diffuse throughout the Beaufort Sea, the northern part of the Chukchi Sea, and within the East Siberian Sea. Polynyas have opened near 80 degrees N, north of the Kara Sea. With summer nearing its end, the surface of the ice in the central Arctic Ocean is beginning to refreeze. Any remaining loss of sea ice will be largely dominated by melting within the marginal ice zone by heat stored in the ocean. Ocean-driven melting can persist for another few weeks. The the regions of low ice concentration may still melt out. Wind patterns may also compact the ice in some regions and spread it out in others."
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Post by nonentropic on Aug 23, 2022 9:55:19 GMT
It's always been about the wind so let's hope that a narrative changing high for the sea ice minima.
If the NAO changing round is the driver even better.
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Post by neilhamp on Aug 26, 2022 6:42:23 GMT
August Sea ice extent just dropped below 2021 levels.
The ARCUS for cast for Sea-ice minimum is just out www.arcus.org/sipn/sea-ice-outlook/2022/august"The median value for the September 2022 sea-ice extent is 4.83 million square kilometers" This is just BELOW the 2021 September sea ice of 4.95 million Sq.Km. 
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Post by ratty on Aug 26, 2022 6:51:25 GMT
August Sea ice extent just dropped below 2021 levels. ... but the area looks encouraging (finger still off the scale?): |
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Post by neilhamp on Aug 26, 2022 7:05:19 GMT
Ratty,
Still hoping it is going to stay close or above the 2021 levels
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