I will mostly post Extent data for the rest of the freezing season as extent at this time of year is the leading indicator of sea ice gains. But also an eye on area is required for where sea ice concentration fails to reach 100%.
NSIDC Total EXTENT as at 16-Nov-2020 (5 day trailing average) 8,942,480 KM2 Total EXTENT 8,942,480 km2 -535,827 km2 < 2010's average. -384,247 km2 < 2019 -1,083,376 km2 < 2000's average. Total Change 64 k gain Peripheral Seas 58 k gain Central Seas___ 7 k gain Peripheral Seas Okhotsk______ 3 k gain Bering _______ -1 k loss Hudson Bay___ 33 k gain Baffin Bay____ 11 k gain St Lawrence___ 0 k gain Greenland____ 9 k gain Barents ______ 3 k gain Central Arctic Ocean Seas Chukchi______ 9 k gain Beaufort_____ 0 k gain CAA_________ - k loss East Siberian__ 10 k gain Central Arctic_ -7 k loss Laptev_______ 8 k gain Kara_________ -14 k loss
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NSIDC Sea ice EXTENT gain on this day 64 k, 5 k less than the 2010's average gain of 69k
- 2020 EXTENT is at position #2 in the satellite record.
- 2020 EXTENT is 536 k less than the 2010's average
- 2020 EXTENT is 1,083 k less than the 2000's average
- 2020 EXTENT is 300 k more than 2016
- 2020 EXTENT is 384 k less than 2019
- 2020 EXTENT is 209 k less than 2012
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NSIDC Total AREA as at 16-Nov-2020 (5 day trailing average) 7,507,307 KM2Sea ice area gain on this day 71 k, 19 k less than the 2010's average gain of 90 k
- 2020 area is at position #2 in the satellite record.
- 2020 Area is 652 k less than the 2010's average
- 2020 Area is 1,292 k less than the 2000's average
- 2020 Area is 484 k more than 2016
- 2020 Area is 367 k less than 2019
- 2020 Area is 421 k less than 2012
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