NSIDC ARCTIC SEA ICE AREA (5-day trailing average): 12,552,651 KM2 as at 15-Feb-2023
- Area gain on this day 71k, which is 36 k more than the average gain on this day (of the last 10 years) of 35k,
- Area gain from minimum on this date is 9,335 k, which is 227 k, 2.4% less than the 10 year average of 9,562 k.
- Area is at position #5 in the satellite record
- Area is 133 k LESS than 2022,
- Area is 251 k LESS than 2021,
- Area is 303 k LESS than 2020,
- Area is 578 k MORE than 2017
- Area is 1,093 k LESS than the 1980’s Average
- Area is 4 k LESS than the 2010's Average
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On average 94.9% of Area gains from minimum to maximum done, and 24 days to maximum
Projections. (Table JAXA-Arc1)
Average remaining Area gain (of the last 10 years) would produce a maximum in March 2023 of 13.16 million km2, 0.46 million km2 above the March 2016 record low maximum of 12.63 million km2, and 11th lowest in the 44 year satellite record.
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