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Wipneus · « **Reply #1250 on:** September 09, 2014, 08:13:49 AM »

Update 20140908.

Extent: -24k6 (+7k vs 2013, +1371k vs 2012)
Area: -76k5 (-167k vs 2013, +1278k vs 2012)

Extent is 4.687 Mm², still about +62k above the 2013 minimum (reached on 20130909).

The cyclonic activity causes a very big (relatively) drop in area. It is especially the ESS, CAB and Beaufort that are effected. Whether a similar extent drop will follow has to be awaited.

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -7.6 -4.0 0.5 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -0.7 -3.9 6.3 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 3.1 0.0 0.3 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea -6.3 -12.7 0.3 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent 0.0 0.0 -24.6 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -22.6 -35.4 0.3 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -0.3 -10.4 9.7 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 1.9 0.0 0.2 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea -4.5 -15.6 0.2 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.0 0.0 -76.5

Wipneus · « **Reply #1251 on:** September 09, 2014, 08:24:07 AM »

The remaining ice in the Kara Sea should not give ships attempting the NE passage much problems.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1252 on:** September 09, 2014, 08:30:16 AM »

Quote from: Lord M Vader on September 08, 2014, 09:56:51 PM

Wipneus: how close are we to see the Northwest Passage (Amundsens Route) open up temporarily this year? Looks like there still is a small possibilty for the ice to open up given its appearance on Hamburg charts.. Or maybe not...

See attached color coded sea ice concentration map. Much of the route looks open, still some ice is blocking. This has been the situation for a while with the very mobile ice opening and blocking in different places. No doubt some ships may pass using these changing conditions. An open passage can appear any time or within weeks, unless ice from the Central Ice Pack finds its way through the channels in the northern archipelago.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1253 on:** September 10, 2014, 07:33:12 AM »

Update 20140909.

Extent: -10.3 (+55k vs 2013, +1351k vs 2012)
Area: -28.5 (-112k vs 2013, +1136k vs 2012)

Area and extent reached minimum 2013 on the 9th of September, 2014 is very close with area slightly below and extent a bit above those numbers. Of course the 2014 minimum is likely (my guess) not reached just yet. The activity is today mostly seen in the CAB that is still dominated by cyclonic activity, pulling in air from the lower latitudes.

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -18.0 -5.2 -0.6 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 0.9 4.3 9.1 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 1.6 0.0 -0.3 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea -4.2 1.0 1.0 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent 0.0 0.0 -10.3 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -56.7 14.9 -0.3 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 0.5 2.6 1.8 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 2.0 0.0 -0.2 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 2.0 4.5 0.4 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.0 0.0 -28.5

Wipneus · « **Reply #1254 on:** September 10, 2014, 07:44:12 AM »

Beaufort is region of the day. The ice moves with the winds without much change in extenjt or concentration.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1255 on:** September 10, 2014, 07:58:46 AM »

The ice north of Greenland seems to be highly mobile, but over a 14 day period does not seem to go anywhere.

jdallen · « **Reply #1256 on:** September 10, 2014, 12:58:51 PM »

Quote from: Wipneus on September 10, 2014, 07:58:46 AM

The ice north of Greenland seems to be highly mobile, but over a 14 day period does not seem to go anywhere.

The movement looks almost tidal.

For most practical purposes, it looks like 2014 and 2013 are in a dead heat. With negligible export, there has been an increase in volume. I will be interested in those end of season numbers to see what the increase is over 2013.

Anyone aware of ongoing research following sensible heat increases at depth in the basin?

gciriani · « **Reply #1257 on:** September 10, 2014, 04:45:26 PM »

Wipneus, the detailed data for JAXA I'm downloading from ArctischePenguin says Created: 2014/09/10 05:07:55 UT. However, when I look at them, the latest date is September 8. Is there a different page for the latest, or am I doing something wrong?

Wipneus · « **Reply #1258 on:** September 10, 2014, 05:49:03 PM »

Quote from: gciriani on September 10, 2014, 04:45:26 PM

Wipneus, the detailed data for JAXA I'm downloading from ArctischePenguin says Created: 2014/09/10 05:07:55 UT. However, when I look at them, the latest date is September 8. Is there a different page for the latest, or am I doing something wrong?

That is right, the latest available is for the 8th. As mentioned before, I think the difference is actually 12, not 24, hours.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1259 on:** September 11, 2014, 06:47:08 AM »

Update 20140910.

Extent: -14.7 (+33k vs 2013, +1385k vs 2012)
Area: +14.1 (-123k vs 2013, +1195k vs 2012)

The extent drop brings a new value for the minimum extent (4.662 Mm²), about 40k above the minimum in 2013.
For declines in extent and area you have to look at the ESS to day. The CAB had a big uptick in concentration and other regions were quit.

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -0.7 -17.7 0.6 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -3.1 -2.3 1.8 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay -0.4 0.0 0.0 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea -1.7 7.1 1.5 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent 0.1 0.0 -14.7 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 28.0 -28.4 0.4 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -2.0 4.0 2.0 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay -0.4 0.0 0.0 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 0.1 9.4 0.9 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.1 0.0 14.1

Wipneus · « **Reply #1260 on:** September 11, 2014, 07:05:16 AM »

Region of the day is the Canadian Archipelago. Winds from the north are opening the ice in the Parry Channel.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1261 on:** September 11, 2014, 08:08:41 AM »

The Beaufort ice is steadily declining, no import caused by the Gyre. The star shaped ice island has turned "omega".

gciriani · « **Reply #1262 on:** September 11, 2014, 08:54:14 PM »

Perhaps I've already asked this question, but does anybody know the meaning of the different shades of white-blue in the IJIS map at U.of A. Fairbanks? I thought any color meant SIC > 15%, but I'm not so sure now. Perhaps the fainter color is SIC < 15%?

Wipneus · « **Reply #1263 on:** September 12, 2014, 06:55:25 AM »

Update 20140911.

Extent: -50k9 (-24k vs 2013, +1395k vs 2012)
Area: -20k7 (-180k vs 2013, +1233k vs 2012)

Extent has reached a minimum 4.611223 Mm² that is about -10k below that of 2013. Area 2013 minimum was already "beaten" some time ago.

A surprisingly big drop in the ESS ice cover is the reason for the drops, the southern winds seem to do a good autumn cleaning.

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 11.5 -67.7 0.0 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -0.2 -2.0 9.7 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay -5.3 0.0 0.1 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea -8.8 11.7 -0.2 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent 0.1 0.0 -50.9 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 23.1 -46.5 0.0 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 1.0 -9.5 4.8 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay -3.8 0.0 0.1 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea -6.5 16.8 -0.3 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.1 0.0 -20.7

Wipneus · « **Reply #1264 on:** September 12, 2014, 07:06:11 AM »

It cannot be helped, the ESS must be the region of today. About one third of the remaining ice (measured by area) has disappeared in one day. Some, probably thicker, ice has gathered and contrasts as an area of high concentration ice, the rest seems to be in a "bad" state.

jdallen · « **Reply #1265 on:** September 12, 2014, 08:00:35 AM »

Quote from: Wipneus on September 12, 2014, 07:06:11 AM

It cannot be helped, the ESS must be the region of today. About one third of the remaining ice (measured by area) has disappeared in one day. Some, probably thicker, ice has gathered and contrasts as an area of high concentration ice, the rest seems to be in a "bad" state.

Perhaps, with the late assistance of the wind, the season's relentless inputs of heat into the ESS and peripheral seas, raising water temps, are via bottom melt finally "burning" through the remaining ESS ice?

Looking east of that in the Beaufort, there is a *lot* of area which no doubt is showing up as "ice" both in extent and area, which scarcely justifies the description. This is EOSDIS of a moderately substantial area of the Beaufort from yesterday.

There's more from where that came from. What a fascinating melt season. What a fascinating season, period. Snow in Calgary two days ago. Temps in the low 30's (90F) in Seattle this weekend.

Wuff.

jdallen · « **Reply #1266 on:** September 12, 2014, 08:27:23 AM »

The cause of our late season melting wonder might have some source here:

That's an awful lot of energy to dissapate, and if things are getting windy, it may be getting refreshed from depth. We may still have more than a few days to go before minimum.

gideonlow · « **Reply #1267 on:** September 12, 2014, 09:03:50 PM »

Wow!! Imagine a moderate wind swell impacting that slush. I know the resolution of the image obscures the fact that there are still many intact (smaller) floes, probably 10's of meters across. Still, I'm visualizing waves sloshing all over that ice and melting it from all sides. It sure looks like it is about to go "poof!"

Quote from: jdallen on September 12, 2014, 08:00:35 AM

Quote from: Wipneus on September 12, 2014, 07:06:11 AM
It cannot be helped, the ESS must be the region of today. About one third of the remaining ice (measured by area) has disappeared in one day. Some, probably thicker, ice has gathered and contrasts as an area of high concentration ice, the rest seems to be in a "bad" state.

Perhaps, with the late assistance of the wind, the season's relentless inputs of heat into the ESS and peripheral seas, raising water temps, are via bottom melt finally "burning" through the remaining ESS ice?

Looking east of that in the Beaufort, there is a *lot* of area which no doubt is showing up as "ice" both in extent and area, which scarcely justifies the description. This is EOSDIS of a moderately substantial area of the Beaufort from yesterday.

There's more from where that came from. What a fascinating melt season. What a fascinating season, period. Snow in Calgary two days ago. Temps in the low 30's (90F) in Seattle this weekend.

Wuff.

helorime · « **Reply #1268 on:** September 13, 2014, 01:56:17 AM »

Well it is still warm enough near O-buy 10 which is in that vicinity, but near the pole, where Obuoy 9 is it has become cold, around -10 C most of the time. But it has been snowing at both locations judging by the cam.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1269 on:** September 13, 2014, 07:39:32 AM »

Update 20140912.

Extent: -18k4 (-39k vs 2013, +1328k vs 2012)
Area: +9k5 (-210k vs 2013, +1200k vs 2012)

Still a sizable drop in extent in the CAB, otherwise the changes are small.

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -19.5 -1.2 -0.4 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -1.3 3.1 10.1 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 1.4 0.0 0.1 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea -9.4 -2.3 1.0 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent 0.0 0.0 -18.4 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -8.7 6.6 -0.3 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 0.1 5.3 6.6 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 1.2 0.0 0.1 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 1.1 -3.4 1.0 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.0 0.0 9.5

Wipneus · « **Reply #1270 on:** September 13, 2014, 07:47:35 AM »

The images of Chukchi show that the very mobile ice still leaves a local pattern of reds and blues.

iceman · « **Reply #1271 on:** September 13, 2014, 01:45:24 PM »

Wipneus, could you post a graphic of the Svalbard vicinity tomorrow or the day after? Curious to see the effects of rain and winds there.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1272 on:** September 14, 2014, 08:16:57 AM »

Update 20140913.

Extent: -36k9 (-104k vs 2013, +1377k vs 2012)
Area: +21k3 (-214k vs 2013, +1247k vs 2012)

Extent is still declining in the CAA and ESS causing further drop in total extent. Not so for area, big increase in the CAB domnates the total figure.

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 3.2 -14.2 -0.3 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -4.3 0.9 -10.1 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay -0.6 0.0 -0.3 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea -16.7 5.8 -0.2 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent -0.2 0.0 -36.9 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 37.3 -5.1 -0.1 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -3.7 5.9 -3.7 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay -0.2 0.0 -0.2 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea -19.8 11.5 -0.4 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area -0.1 0.0 21.3

Wipneus · « **Reply #1273 on:** September 14, 2014, 08:33:16 AM »

I hope this is what Iceman would like to see. Here are the images centered on the Barents Sea, the one region that has a big positive anomaly. All caused by export from the central ice pack.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1274 on:** September 14, 2014, 10:41:21 AM »

Adding an animation of the Fram and Vicoria exits to the Arctic Basin. The Victoria still seems to be the favorite.

(this one needs a click to go)

iceman · « **Reply #1275 on:** September 14, 2014, 02:25:06 PM »

Thanks! So far not much sign of melting effects from the passing cyclones owing to warmth, rain, and Ekman pumping (not sure how much of a factor that last is in this region.) One more on the way, likely after the extent minimum though it still might push down volume numbers a bit further.

jdallen · « **Reply #1276 on:** September 14, 2014, 08:48:54 PM »

Quote from: iceman on September 14, 2014, 02:25:06 PM

Thanks! So far not much sign of melting effects from the passing cyclones owing to warmth, rain, and Ekman pumping (not sure how much of a factor that last is in this region.) One more on the way, likely after the extent minimum though it still might push down volume numbers a bit further.

I'd postulate that even with storms there has not been enough active circulation to produce significant ekman pumping. If there were, I would expect pretty serious melt, as a major arm of the Norwegian current/North Atlantic drift splits off and passes between Franz Joseph and Svalbard. That water at depth is warmer than that at the surface by 5 or more degrees C, but is 100M or more below the surface.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1277 on:** September 15, 2014, 07:53:48 AM »

Update 20140914.

Extent: -44k4 (-149k vs 2013, +1286k vs 2012)
Area: -66k8 (-275k vs 2013, +1148k vs 2012)

The melt season has an exiting end. It is windy in the Arctic, today most of the declines are in the Greenland and Barents Sea no doubt caused by a cyclone north of Svalbard. Other regions change very little except the CAB that dropped in area.

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -4.1 2.3 0.2 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 0.9 -10.9 -28.6 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 0.6 0.0 0.1 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea -6.6 2.7 -0.9 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent 0.0 0.0 -44.4 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -27.7 0.1 0.2 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 0.7 -13.5 -24.3 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 0.6 0.0 0.0 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea -2.5 0.0 -0.4 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.0 0.0 -66.8

Wipneus · « **Reply #1278 on:** September 15, 2014, 07:57:27 AM »

Here is the Greenland Sea and the mentioned cyclone.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1279 on:** September 15, 2014, 08:01:24 AM »

Winds blow over the Canadian Archipelago as well. The north easterlies blow the Parry Channel clean. Very little ice can make it from the central pack through the blocked channels in the north.

jdallen · « **Reply #1280 on:** September 15, 2014, 08:32:25 AM »

Quote from: Wipneus on September 15, 2014, 07:53:48 AM

Update 20140914.

Extent: -44k4 (-149k vs 2013, +1286k vs 2012)
Area: -66k8 (-275k vs 2013, +1148k vs 2012)

The melt season has an exiting end. It is windy in the Arctic, today most of the declines are in the Greenland and Barents Sea no doubt caused by a cyclone north of Svalbard. Other regions change very little except the CAB that dropped in area.

<snippage>

We appear to be creeping up on 2009, perhaps?

iceman · « **Reply #1281 on:** September 15, 2014, 03:36:26 PM »

This looks like a new low in area for the season if I'm reading your numbers correctly. Do you expect Cryosphere Today to take out the dip it recorded a few days ago?

Wipneus · « **Reply #1282 on:** September 15, 2014, 04:23:26 PM »

Quote from: iceman on September 15, 2014, 03:36:26 PM

This looks like a new low in area for the season if I'm reading your numbers correctly. Do you expect Cryosphere Today to take out the dip it recorded a few days ago?

Correct about the new low. My expected CT for Wednesday is +50k, a new minimum is unlikelier every day.

jdallen · « **Reply #1283 on:** September 15, 2014, 05:02:51 PM »

Quote from: Wipneus on September 15, 2014, 04:23:26 PM

Quote from: iceman on September 15, 2014, 03:36:26 PM
This looks like a new low in area for the season if I'm reading your numbers correctly. Do you expect Cryosphere Today to take out the dip it recorded a few days ago?

Correct about the new low. My expected CT for Wednesday is +50k, a new minimum is unlikelier every day.

So it sounds like the last big drop was just "noise", and not indicative of any sort of new transfer of heat, looks like. Looking at Jim Petit's numbers, +70K extent, -63K area vis a vis 2013. That strikes me as a statistical dead heat.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1284 on:** September 16, 2014, 07:53:59 AM »

Update 20140915.

Extent: +23.9 (-111k vs 2013, +1327k vs 2012)
Area: +23.5 (-257k vs 2013, +1199k vs 2012)

Substantial extent increases in the ESS and Greenland Sea. Area increased in the Greenland Sea. Those two regions has big drops in the last few days, so we are watching rebounds here (if that is any explanation).

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -3.3 18.8 0.3 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -0.6 -4.4 17.4 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 3.0 0.0 -0.1 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 4.8 -10.2 -1.7 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent 0.0 0.0 23.9 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -9.9 7.2 0.2 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -0.7 0.3 25.5 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 2.4 0.0 -0.1 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 6.1 -6.7 -0.8 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.0 0.0 23.5

Wipneus · « **Reply #1285 on:** September 16, 2014, 08:20:52 AM »

Beaufort is region of the day. Ice is moving due to the eastern winds. The remains of the star shaped ice island is still there, disappearing and re appearing due to the ice concentration near 15%.

iceman · « **Reply #1286 on:** September 16, 2014, 02:38:45 PM »

Quote from: Wipneus on September 16, 2014, 08:20:52 AM

... The remains of the star shaped ice island is still there, disappearing and re appearing due to the ice concentration near 15%.

Those poor polar bears must be hanging on by their toenails!

Wipneus · « **Reply #1287 on:** September 17, 2014, 06:56:01 AM »

Update 20140916.

Extent: +70k8 (-31k vs 2013, +1378k vs 2012)
Area: +119k9 (-114k vs 2013, +1306k vs 2012)

Strong increases in extent and area (first century for area) probably indicate the beginning of the freezing season. Most of it is in the CAB, but other regions are going up as well (Kara and Beaufort score small declines).

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 21.2 12.8 0.0 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -3.7 7.7 21.4 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 2.3 0.0 0.1 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 13.4 -4.4 0.0 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent 0.1 0.0 70.8 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 66.5 8.9 -0.1 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -1.9 6.8 17.5 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 1.2 0.0 0.0 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 15.6 5.3 0.0 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.1 0.0 119.9

Wipneus · « **Reply #1288 on:** September 17, 2014, 07:07:49 AM »

Region of the day is the East Siberian Sea. There is still a mixture of reds and blues, with the extent growth now in the majority.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1289 on:** September 18, 2014, 06:29:05 AM »

Update 20140917.

Extent: -18k1 (-59k vs 2013, +1396k vs 2012)
Area: -57k9 (-184k vs 2013, +1289k vs 2012)

Declines still holds a small chance of a new minmum open, extent and area are about +77k and 86k above the current minimums established on 20140914. The biggest changes are ion the Greenland Sea where the windfields of a cyclone north of Svalbard moves the ice around.

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 6.1 -10.7 0.3 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 0.1 -10.7 -24.0 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 3.8 0.0 0.0 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 21.1 -3.6 -0.5 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent 0.0 0.0 -18.1 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -15.1 -7.4 0.2 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 0.4 -16.3 -32.6 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 2.0 0.0 0.0 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 12.3 -1.1 -0.3 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.0 0.0 -57.9

Wipneus · « **Reply #1290 on:** September 18, 2014, 06:34:08 AM »

Now the winds die down, the ice spreads again over the width of the Parry Channel.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1291 on:** September 19, 2014, 06:17:58 AM »

Update 20140918.

Extent: +19.7 (-78k vs 2013, +1356k vs 2012)
Area: +7.0 (-220k vs 2013, +1252k vs 2012)

Small increases with the CAA as regional epicenter (same as yesterday).

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -9.2 5.7 -0.4 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 1.8 -2.3 -4.6 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 2.5 0.0 0.0 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 26.4 0.0 -0.3 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent 0.0 0.0 19.7 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea -13.2 23.9 -0.2 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 1.1 -9.0 -6.0 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 1.5 0.0 0.0 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 14.3 -5.1 -0.2 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.0 0.0 7.0

Wipneus · « **Reply #1292 on:** September 19, 2014, 06:26:34 AM »

The Laptev section is the place where most of the declines take place. It is all driven by a cyclone with the center right over the Laptev Sea.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1293 on:** September 19, 2014, 06:32:53 AM »

An animation shows what looks like the refreezing of the Parry Channel in in the Canadian Archipelago.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1294 on:** September 20, 2014, 08:04:27 AM »

Waiting for the Uni Hamburg data update...

Bob Wallace · « **Reply #1295 on:** September 21, 2014, 04:18:06 AM »

Why refreezing in the Parry and no other places close by? And why no refreezing inside the 85th?

Timothy Astin · « **Reply #1296 on:** September 21, 2014, 04:43:19 AM »

Modis pictures over the last ten days have shown the growth of new ice in wide leads between floes within the CAB. For example, the area just polewards of the "Laptev bite" showed this well on 12th and 13th September.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1297 on:** September 24, 2014, 08:00:31 AM »

It looks that the data from Uni Hamburg is stable again, time to resume the daily reports.

First, what has been missed in 5 days. Here is the differences.

######### changes 20140918 - 20140923 ##############

Extent: +218k6 (-38k vs 2013, +1378k vs 2012)
Area: +278k1 (-127k vs 2013, +1300k vs 2012)

Clearly the freezing season has started (regarding the full Arctic). Regionally the CAB and Greenland Sea show significant increases, other regions are still slow.

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 124.6 20.9 -0.4 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -9.4 0.5 44.9 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 4.5 0.0 0.0 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 23.1 7.6 2.4 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent -0.1 0.0 218.6 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 160.5 23.2 -0.4 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea -6.6 5.0 51.4 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 4.1 0.0 0.0 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 22.6 16.9 1.4 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.0 0.0 278.1

######### end changes 20140918 - 20140923 ##############

Wipneus · « **Reply #1298 on:** September 24, 2014, 08:03:07 AM »

Here is the delta image of the changes in those 5 days. There are still declines in the ESS, some of Beaufort, Kara and the ice in the Barents Sea.

Wipneus · « **Reply #1299 on:** September 24, 2014, 08:24:12 AM »

Update 20140923.

Extent: +35k0 (-38k vs 2013, +1378k vs 2012)
Area: +69k8 (-127k vs 2013, +1300k vs 2012)

Today refreeze continues in the CAB. Other regions slow except Greenland Sea where the decline is strong (today).

You will find the updated graphs in the top post

The details (in 1000 km²):

Extent: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 46.9 8.7 -1.1 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 0.9 -1.1 -24.3 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 2.9 0.0 -0.4 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 6.7 -5.2 0.9 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Extent 0.0 0.0 35.0 Area: Central Arctic Basin East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea 69.8 10.5 -0.7 Kara Sea Barents Sea Greenland Sea 1.0 -1.4 -17.7 Baffin/Newfoundland Bay St. Lawrence Hudson Bay 1.0 0.0 -0.2 Canadian Archipelago Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea 11.5 -4.3 0.3 Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk Total Area 0.0 0.0 69.8

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