JAXA GLOBAL SEA ICE EXTENT: 22,519,929 KM2 as at 15-Jun-2022
- Extent gain on this day 20k, 49 k less than the average gain on this day (of the last 10 years) of 69k,
- Extent gain from minimum on this date is 6.39 million km2, 0.58 million km2, 8.3% less than the 10 year average gain of 6.97 million km2.
- Extent is 2nd lowest in the satellite record
- Extent is -2.53 million km2 LESS than 1980's Average
- Extent is -1.20 million km2 LESS than 2010's Average
- Extent is -0.74 million km2 LESS than 2016
- Extent is -0.03 million km2 LESS than 2017
- Extent is -0.59 million km2 LESS than 2018
- Extent is -0.75 million km2 LESS than 2020
- Extent is -1.09 million km2 LESS than 2021
On average 79.3% of sea ice gain from minimum to maximum done, and 141 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 2022 of 24.33 million km2, 0.57 million km2 above the record low of 23.76 million KM2 in 2016, and at position #2 in the 44 year satellite record
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In an average year, after passing the the false maximum in late June/ early July and the false minimum in early September, sea ice extent then makes the final run to the maximum in late October /early November .
N.B. In 2016 the maximum for the year was reached on the 7th July. i.e. the November maximum was less than the “false” maximum.
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