Global sea ice extent on this day, Jan 26, is already the 3rd lowest minimum in the satellite record, with just 134 k further sea ice losses to be below the record low minimum in 2018.
However, Global sea ice extent on this day, Jan 26, has also lost pole position to 2017.
JAXA GLOBAL SEA ICE EXTENT: 15,684,695 KM2 as at 28-Jan-2023
- Extent loss on this day 18k, 26 k less than the average loss on this day (of the last 10 years) of 44k,
- Extent loss from maximum on this date is 9.19 million km2, 0.72 million km2 (8.5%) more than the 10 year average loss of 8.48 million km2.
- Extent is -2.99 million km2 LESS than 1980's Average
- Extent is -1.37 million km2 LESS than 2010's Average
- Extent is -0.96 million km2 LESS than 2016
- Extent is 0.03 million km2 MORE than 2017
- Extent is -1.38 million km2 LESS than 2020
- Extent is -1.22 million km2 LESS than 2021
- Extent is -0.96 million km2 LESS than 2022
- Extent is at position #2 in the satellite record
On average 95.2% of sea ice loss from maximum to minimum done, and on average about 16 days to minimum.
Projections of the Unknown Quantity. (Table JAXA-AA1)
Average remaining sea ice loss (of the last 10 years) would produce a minimum in February 2023 of 15.26 million km2, 0.29 million km2 below the 2018 record low minimum of 15.55 million km2, which would be 1st lowest in the satellite record.
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