Sentences with phrase «3rd year ice»

But he also noted, «There is some indication from the QuickScat data that 2nd and 3rd year ice has increased somewhat in the past couple of years which may imply not so linear decline of arctic ice volume.»

This is in part because there is more 2nd and 3rd year ice at the start of 2010 than has been seen the last few years.

Not exact matches

The 3rd cause to keep the champagne on ice for now is the reality that as soon as the ballot packing containers have been packed absent for an additional 5 several years traders will speedily resume their emphasis on the broader global influences on the British isles industry.

Given that this summer's minimum has fallen below last year's and will settle in at the 2nd or 3rd lowest on record, last summer's minimum now appears more as a bump in the road toward continuing lower Arctic sea ice coverage.

This estimate includes 2nd - and 3rd - year sea ice and covers only the central Arctic Basin, so the loss of older thicker sea ice is even greater (see also Comiso, 2011, J. Climate, Vol.

Where do they report that GLOBAL sea ice is now the greatest it has been in 14 years, and the 3rd - greatest in history?