Sunday, July 1, 2018

Dark Bering sea ice trap, super melting

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~While we contemplate the bigger picture,  apparently more sea ice than 2012? ~Whilst Beaufort sea gets flooded with rapidly moving sea i...

Formula 1 Arctic Gyre: 48 nautical miles in 7 days

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North of Beaufort Sea June 15 to June 27 2018,  we look at the biggest pan of ice from June 20 to 27 moving nearly at 7 nautical miles a d...
Saturday, June 23, 2018

2012-2018 What is the difference? Over all sea ice is thinner

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~After all first melt was earliest in history ~Sea ice snow cover was thicker in many Arctic quadrants ~How to judge with perfect hindsigh...
Friday, June 22, 2018

2018 Shake and Bake sea ice

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~Huge difference between 2012 and 2018 is sea ice velocity ~2018 Beaufort sea ice is still moving very fast ~This of course distorts 2018 ...
Monday, June 18, 2018

Speed of 2018 Beaufort sea ice velocity twice as fast as 2012 at peak of Gyre boosting by presence of very long lasting Anticyclone over it

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 2018 June 1 to 9  Beaufort sea ice speed , the biggest pan amongst open water  mid extreme left,  is 12.5 nautical miles  to the West .  ...
Sunday, June 17, 2018

The current green line, the border between thin and thicker sea ice

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~Obviously, top of snow melts more when over thinner sea ice ~Let's take a look  First we find ESA Maxima picture of the icescape. ...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Sea ice delusions by thick snow carpet, crystals of illusions

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~Whether viewed close by  or from space,  sometimes thin sea ice looks much thicker Kara sea ice is disintegrating rapidly not only...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Arctic Ocean circulation Switchover occurred as expected in late April projection...

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~Temperature is key ,  now Arctic Cyclones are colder than High pressures. CMC June 12 2018,  with a High now over Baffin and a low over...

KARA sea ice appears to have significant melting and extensive water ponds

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   Kara sea next to  Russia shore has lost a lot of sea ice,  with remaining having greenish colours indicating melt ponds..  Note th...
Sunday, June 10, 2018

Novaya Zemlya region did not have time to have thick 1.5 meters sea ice.

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May 2018 PIOMAS sea ice anomaly map .  in particular we look at Western Novaya Zemlya region      Notice the gradual red darkening ind...