Imagine a parcel of air moving like a box on a very long transpolar conveyor belt 2 meters above sea and ice. In the box there is a thermometer. This is how we can judge how effective sea ice is in cooling warm air coming from the very warm North Atlantic:
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| CMC 12 UTC November 6, 2016 surface analysis. Demonstrates a meek cooling over sea ice of about 14 C over a very long distance by way of the North Pole (1200 Nautical Miles). Then after, the remaining Pacific sector open water warms the parcel more than +12 C. Rendering Northeastern Siberia unusually warmer than Central Siberia, where winter has started in full. WD November 7, 2016 |
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