One or two that caught my eye:
Summer ice thickness in Fram Strait down by 20-30 cm/yr over last decade consistent with story for central Arctic
Sea ice thickness contributes to predictability at lead times of several months to yrs, esp in summer
Need to look at sea ice kinematics and thickness simultaneously, observing that is a big challenge!
Also some reports in the mass media:
Shorter quote:
"The ice is so thin, fragile and portable that we haven't a clue what will happen this summer"We've have entered an entirely new regimen in the Arctic. Kinetics (sea ice movement) is, I believe, impossible to model as it is so dependent on the weather. We saw this last melt season as the ice was shoved about. This new ice regimen is the new normal, simultaneously unpredictable, confusing, exciting and frightening.