Not exact matches
«We found that in years when the
sea ice extent departed strongly from the
trend, such as in 2012 and 2013, predictions failed regardless of the method used to forecast the
September sea ice extent,» said Julienne Stroeve, a senior scientist at NSIDC and professor at University of College London.
Since at least 1979, Arctic
sea ice has generally been on a downward slope,
trending 4.5 percent lower per decade overall and 13.7 percent lower per decade during the
September summer minimum.
However, given the shortness of the available
sea ice extent time series, the apparent steepening of the downward
September trend may not be sustained.
Cawley, 4.35 (+ / - 1.16), Statistical This is a purely statistical method (related to Krigging) to estimate the long term
trend from previous observations of
September Arctic
sea ice extent.
Canadian
Ice Service, 4.7, Multiple Methods As with CIS contributions in June 2009, 2010, and 2011, the 2012 forecast was derived using a combination of three methods: 1) a qualitative heuristic method based on observed end - of - winter arctic ice thicknesses and extents, as well as an examination of Surface Air Temperature (SAT), Sea Level Pressure (SLP) and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) an experimental Optimal Filtering Based (OFB) Model, which uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate NSIDC's September Arctic Ice Extent time series into the future; and 3) an experimental Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
Ice Service, 4.7, Multiple Methods As with CIS contributions in June 2009, 2010, and 2011, the 2012 forecast was derived using a combination of three methods: 1) a qualitative heuristic method based on observed end - of - winter arctic
ice thicknesses and extents, as well as an examination of Surface Air Temperature (SAT), Sea Level Pressure (SLP) and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) an experimental Optimal Filtering Based (OFB) Model, which uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate NSIDC's September Arctic Ice Extent time series into the future; and 3) an experimental Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
ice thicknesses and extents, as well as an examination of Surface Air Temperature (SAT),
Sea Level Pressure (SLP) and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) an experimental Optimal Filtering Based (OFB) Model, which uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate NSIDC's September Arctic Ice Extent time series into the future; and 3) an experimental Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
Sea Level Pressure (SLP) and vector wind anomaly patterns and
trends; 2) an experimental Optimal Filtering Based (OFB) Model, which uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate NSIDC's
September Arctic
Ice Extent time series into the future; and 3) an experimental Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
Ice Extent time series into the future; and 3) an experimental Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and
sea ice predicto
sea ice predicto
ice predictors.
Canadian
Ice Service, 4.7 (+ / - 0.2), Heuristic / Statistical (same as June) The 2015 forecast was derived by considering a combination of methods: 1) a qualitative heuristic method based on observed end - of - winter Arctic ice thickness extents, as well as winter Surface Air Temperature, Sea Level Pressure and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) a simple statistical method, Optimal Filtering Based Model (OFBM), that uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate the September sea ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
Ice Service, 4.7 (+ / - 0.2), Heuristic / Statistical (same as June) The 2015 forecast was derived by considering a combination of methods: 1) a qualitative heuristic method based on observed end - of - winter Arctic
ice thickness extents, as well as winter Surface Air Temperature, Sea Level Pressure and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) a simple statistical method, Optimal Filtering Based Model (OFBM), that uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate the September sea ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
ice thickness extents, as well as winter Surface Air Temperature,
Sea Level Pressure and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) a simple statistical method, Optimal Filtering Based Model (OFBM), that uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate the September sea ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
Sea Level Pressure and vector wind anomaly patterns and
trends; 2) a simple statistical method, Optimal Filtering Based Model (OFBM), that uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate the
September sea ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
sea ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and
sea ice predicto
sea ice predicto
ice predictors.
Figure 4:
September Arctic
Sea Ice Extent (thin, light blue) with long term
trend (thick, dark blue).
The
September 2010
sea ice extent nevertheless ended up as third lowest in the satellite record, behind 2007 and barely above 2008, reinforcing the long - term downward
trend.»
Canadian
Ice Service; 5.0; Statistical As with Canadian Ice Service (CIS) contributions in June 2009 and June 2010, the 2011 forecast was derived using a combination of three methods: 1) a qualitative heuristic method based on observed end - of - winter Arctic Multi-Year Ice (MYI) extents, as well as an examination of Surface Air Temperature (SAT), Sea Level Pressure (SLP) and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) an experimental Optimal Filtering Based (OFB) Model which uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate NSIDC's September Arctic Ice Extent time series into the future; and 3) an experimental Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere, and sea ice predicto
Ice Service; 5.0; Statistical As with Canadian
Ice Service (CIS) contributions in June 2009 and June 2010, the 2011 forecast was derived using a combination of three methods: 1) a qualitative heuristic method based on observed end - of - winter Arctic Multi-Year Ice (MYI) extents, as well as an examination of Surface Air Temperature (SAT), Sea Level Pressure (SLP) and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) an experimental Optimal Filtering Based (OFB) Model which uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate NSIDC's September Arctic Ice Extent time series into the future; and 3) an experimental Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere, and sea ice predicto
Ice Service (CIS) contributions in June 2009 and June 2010, the 2011 forecast was derived using a combination of three methods: 1) a qualitative heuristic method based on observed end - of - winter Arctic Multi-Year
Ice (MYI) extents, as well as an examination of Surface Air Temperature (SAT), Sea Level Pressure (SLP) and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) an experimental Optimal Filtering Based (OFB) Model which uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate NSIDC's September Arctic Ice Extent time series into the future; and 3) an experimental Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere, and sea ice predicto
Ice (MYI) extents, as well as an examination of Surface Air Temperature (SAT),
Sea Level Pressure (SLP) and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) an experimental Optimal Filtering Based (OFB) Model which uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate NSIDC's September Arctic Ice Extent time series into the future; and 3) an experimental Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere, and sea ice predicto
Sea Level Pressure (SLP) and vector wind anomaly patterns and
trends; 2) an experimental Optimal Filtering Based (OFB) Model which uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate NSIDC's
September Arctic
Ice Extent time series into the future; and 3) an experimental Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere, and sea ice predicto
Ice Extent time series into the future; and 3) an experimental Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere, and
sea ice predicto
sea ice predicto
ice predictors.
The spread of Outlook contributions suggests about a 29 % chance of reaching a new
September sea ice minimum in 2010 and only an 18 % chance of an extent greater than the 2009 minimum (or a return to the long - term
trend for summer
sea ice loss).
53 % of the Outlook contributions suggest the
September minimum will remain below 5 million square kilometers, representing a continued
trend of declining
sea ice extent.
2012's
sea ice area and extent were already
trending low this year, but damage done to the thin and low concentration of
ice by this storm almost ensures that 2012 will eclipse 2007 in all categories as the lowest
sea ice on record by the time the
September low is set.
Looking at AR5, these seem to be the take away messages: «Comparing
trends from the CCSM4 ensemble to observed
trends suggests that internal variability could account for approximately half of the observed 1979 — 2005
September Arctic
sea ice extent loss.»
Stern: My estimate for
September average
sea ice extent (4.67 million square kilometers) was simply based on extrapolation of the 10 - year
trend (1989 - 2008).
Unless these nine models share common systematic biases, it is thus expected that the average 2014
September Arctic
sea ice extent will be in the range 3.95 - 5.6 million km ², and likely above the
trend line (5.1 million km ²), a situation similar to 2013.
Cawley, 4.35 (± 1.16), Statistical (Same as July) This is a purely statistical method (related to Krigging) to estimate the long term
trend from previous observations of
September Arctic
sea ice extent.
Canadian
Ice Service, 4.7 (± 0.2), Heuristic / Statistical (same as June) The 2015 forecast was derived by considering a combination of methods: 1) a qualitative heuristic method based on observed end - of - winter Arctic ice thickness extents, as well as winter Surface Air Temperature, Sea Level Pressure and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) a simple statistical method, Optimal Filtering Based Model (OFBM), that uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate the September sea ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
Ice Service, 4.7 (± 0.2), Heuristic / Statistical (same as June) The 2015 forecast was derived by considering a combination of methods: 1) a qualitative heuristic method based on observed end - of - winter Arctic
ice thickness extents, as well as winter Surface Air Temperature, Sea Level Pressure and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) a simple statistical method, Optimal Filtering Based Model (OFBM), that uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate the September sea ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
ice thickness extents, as well as winter Surface Air Temperature,
Sea Level Pressure and vector wind anomaly patterns and trends; 2) a simple statistical method, Optimal Filtering Based Model (OFBM), that uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate the September sea ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
Sea Level Pressure and vector wind anomaly patterns and
trends; 2) a simple statistical method, Optimal Filtering Based Model (OFBM), that uses an optimal linear data filter to extrapolate the
September sea ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
sea ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and sea ice predicto
ice extent timeseries into the future and 3) a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) prediction system that tests ocean, atmosphere and
sea ice predicto
sea ice predicto
ice predictors.
The outlook for the pan-arctic
sea ice extent in
September 2008 indicates a continuation of the recent
trend of
sea ice loss.
Sea ice extents in
September 2007 and 2008 were well below the long - term
trend.
«In fact, the
September sea ice volume is already down 75 % with a
trend to zero by
September 2016, suggests that the Arctic is heading for complete meltdown, which would be a planetary catastrophe,» Ibid.
Cawley, 4.27 (± 1.15), Statistical (Same as June) This is a purely statistical method (Gaussian Process, related to Kriging) to estimate the long - term
trend from previous observations of
September Arctic
sea ice extent.
The departures of
September sea ice from the
trend line are averaged for those five years, and that average is our forecast (departure from
trend line) for 2016.
In Fig. 5b, the July — August —
September (JAS) winds are overlaid on the same SON
sea ice and continental air temperature
trends.
For example, additional evidence of a warming
trend can be found in the dramatic decrease in the extent of Arctic
sea ice at its summer minimum (which occurs in
September), decrease in spring snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere, increases in the global average upper ocean (upper 700 m or 2300 feet) heat content (shown relative to the 1955 — 2006 average), and in
sea - level rise.
Figure 1:
September sea ice extent during the satellite era, according to HadISST1.2, with linear
trend indicated.
The linear
trend in
September sea ice from 1979 - 2012 was a loss of 13 percent per decade relative to the 1979 - 2000 mean (Fetterer et al., 2012; Stroeve et al., 2012a).
Figure 5: Arctic
sea ice extent for
September 2017 according to HadISST1.2, compared to an extrapolation from the long - term linear
trend and predictions submitted to the three SIPN reports.
Cohen published a study in
September that found this Arctic paradox pattern has become common in years with low fall
sea ice cover and rapidly advancing fall snow cover across parts of Asia, and that there is a likely link between the
trends.
Two contributors forecast a
September minimum below that of 2007 at 4.0 million square kilometers and 3 contributors suggest a return to the long term downward linear
trend for
September sea ice loss (5.5 to 5.6 million square kilometers).
Lett., 2011, doi: 10.1029 / 2011GL048008) evaluated the NCAR CCSM4 model arctic
sea ice trends and found that on time - scales less than 10 years, it's equally possible for the
September sea ice to increase or decrease even into the 21st century.
Late - summer
sea ice followed its long - term downward
trend and scientific predictions of
September extent averaged out close to the true final values.