Sentences with phrase «average ice coverage»

Something about the ice ages probably stimulated the brain enlargement, but neither average temperature nor average ice coverage seem likely to be the stimulus.

Then from 1995 to 2002, the ice area actually increased (although you would never read that in the popular press), it decreased again in 2004, and in 2005 it increased again â $ ¦ and at the end of 2005, the amount of Arctic ice was back to the 1979 - 2000 average ice coverage.

Something about the ice ages probably stimulated the brain enlargement, but neither average temperature nor average ice coverage seem likely to be the stimulus.

Not exact matches

At summer's end, sea - ice coverage was one - third smaller than the average from 1979 to 2000.

The Arctic Ocean's end - of - summer sea ice coverage has decreased, on average, more than 13 percent per decade since 1979.

Arctic sea ice coverage is still below average and the previously stable Antarctic sea ice extent was at or near a record low, the statement adds.

This increase was based on the June ice extent remaining within 1 sigma of the 1981 - 2010 long - term mean and nearly average melt pond coverage compared to recent years.

Drawing on Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Temperature data from 1953 to 1978 and the National Snow and Ice Data Center's Sea Ice Index from 1979 to 2015, the researchers computed 30 - year running averages of September sea ice coverage — that is, they computed averages for the years 1953 — 83, 1954 — 84, 1955 — 85, and so Ice and Sea Temperature data from 1953 to 1978 and the National Snow and Ice Data Center's Sea Ice Index from 1979 to 2015, the researchers computed 30 - year running averages of September sea ice coverage — that is, they computed averages for the years 1953 — 83, 1954 — 84, 1955 — 85, and so Ice Data Center's Sea Ice Index from 1979 to 2015, the researchers computed 30 - year running averages of September sea ice coverage — that is, they computed averages for the years 1953 — 83, 1954 — 84, 1955 — 85, and so Ice Index from 1979 to 2015, the researchers computed 30 - year running averages of September sea ice coverage — that is, they computed averages for the years 1953 — 83, 1954 — 84, 1955 — 85, and so ice coverage — that is, they computed averages for the years 1953 — 83, 1954 — 84, 1955 — 85, and so on.

Morison, 5.5 (+ / - 1.0), Heuristic Judging by the NSIDC ice extent and microwave and visible imagery, the ice extent seems to be going in the - 1 sigma of recent climatology, and melt pond coverage in the central Arctic anyway seems about average for recent years.

The sea ice off Iceland reveals an extraordinary growth in severity, from zero coverage before the year 1200 to eight - week average cover in the 13th century, rising to 40 weeks in the 19th century, and dropping again to eight weeks in the 20th century.

In the Great Lakes, the average annual maximum ice coverage during 2003 - 2013 was less than 43 % compared to the 1962 - 2013 average of 52 %, 99 lower than any other decade during the period of measurements (Figure 18.7), although there is substantial variability from year to year.

Antarctic sea ice coverage is slightly above average and the growth varies from one part of Antarctica to another.

«The last couple of years has been so low with ice coverage that this year looks good in comparison to that, but doesn't look so good in comparison to the multi-decade average.»

Note how they neglect to mention the increased Arctic ice coverage for the last 2 years by looking back to earlier averages?

By the way, since this story came out, freezing no longer lags history and Northern Hemisphere snow and ice coverage exceeds the averages of past Decembers.

The Statement also highlighted that long - term indicators of climate change such as increasing carbon dioxide concentrations, sea level rise and ocean acidification continue «unabated», with Arctic sea ice coverage remaining below average and the previously stable Antarctic sea ice extent at or near a record low.

Despite its areas of inaccuracy, near - real - time data are still useful for assessing changes in sea ice coverage, particularly when averaged over an entire month.

So the fact remains, the total global see ice coverage is above average.

The point is that, objectively speaking, based on actual data, not model data or nursery stories, the total global sea ice coverage is currently above average.

Breakup for Western Hudson Bay (WHB) is looking to be later than usual this year, given that the average breakup date since 1991 has been July 1 (using a 30 % threshold)-- only a few days from now — and the ice in WHB is nowhere near 50 % coverage, let alone 30 %.