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NSIDC ARCTIC SEA ICE AREA (5-day trailing average): 11,147,322 KM2 as at 01-Jan-2023
- Area gain on this day 31k, which is 25 k less than the average gain on this day (of the last 10 years) of 56k,
- Area gain from minimum on this date is 7,930 k, which is 306 k, 3.7% less than the 10 year average of 8,236 k.
- Area is at position #6 in the satellite record
- Area is 558 k LESS than 2022,
- Area is 61 k MORE than 2021,
- Area is 289 k LESS than 2020,
- Area is 514 k MORE than 2017
- Area is 1,268 k LESS than the 1980’s Average
- Area is 100 k LESS than the 2010's Average
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On average 81.2% of Area gains from minimum to maximum done, and 69 days to maximum
Projections. (Table JAXA-Arc1)
Average remaining Area gain (of the last 10 years) would produce a maximum in March 2023 of 13.06 million km2, 0.37 million km2 above the March 2016 record low maximum of 12.63 million km2, and 7th lowest in the 44 year satellite record.
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