JAXA GLOBAL SEA ICE EXTENT: 22,273,571 KM2 as at 27-Jul-2020
- Extent loss on this day 3k, 15 k less than the average loss on this day (of the last 10 years) of 18k,
- Extent gain from minimum on this date is 5.55 million km2, 1.58 million km2, 22.1% less than the 10 year average gain of 7.13 million km2.
- Extent is at position #1 in the satellite record, for 14 days this year
- 2020 Extent is -0.15 million km2 LESS than 2019,
On average 78.0% of sea ice gain from minimum to maximum done, and 100 days to maximum
Projections of the Unknown Quantity. (Table JAXA-AA1)
Average remaining sea ice gain (of the last 10 years) would produce a maximum in November 2020 of 24.28 million km2, 0.52 million km2 above the 2016 record low maximum of 23.76 million km2.
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The false maximum was reached on the 28th June. We are now in up to 2 months or more of extent losses up to the false minimum in August/September. After that is the late run of extent gains to the “maximum maximum” for the year in late October/early November.
N.B. In 2016 the maximum was reached on the 7th July. i.e. the November maximum was less than the “false” maximum.
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Despite mostly below average Antarctic sea ice gains in the last few days, very low Arctic sea ice losses has meant that Global sea ice extent has mostly risen, not fallen, on these days.
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