Sentences with phrase «highest snow extent»

March of 2011 had the highest snow extent since 1985, but April decided to take a different approach.

Low Arctic Sea Ice is always followed by high Snow Extent.

Not exact matches

Antarctic sea ice extent reached a record high this year on 22 September, topping 20 million square kilometers for the first time since 1979, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

A: The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) announced this week that the sea ice surrounding Antarctica reached its maximum extent — its widest halo around the continent — in 2014 on 22 September: more than 20 million square kilometers, which also set a record for the highest extent of sea ice around the continent since satellite measurements began in the late 1970s.

Whether it's a killer winter in South America, increased snow cover globally, record Arctic sea ice recovery, recovering glaciers in the Alps, record high sea ice extent in Antarctica, extreme cold in southeast Europe, or 5 consecutive colder than normal European winters, just to name a few, the ominous signs of global cooling are compounding rapidly.

More than one - sixth of the world's population live in glacier - or snowmelt - fed river basins and will be affected by the seasonal shift in streamflow, an increase in the ratio of winter to annual flows, and possibly the reduction in low flows caused by decreased glacier extent or snow water storage (high confidence)[3.4.1, 3.4.3].

Although sea ice extent in mid-January 2012 was not at a record high, it was the highest ice extent in several years, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.»

For the Himalayan samples, high concentrations of mineral dust were observed to the extent that dust may at time be the dominating light absorber in the snow.

Now if you are wondering about Arctic Sea Ice and doubt anecdotal evidence, you could look at Greenland Snow Accumulation as a proxy of sea ice extent and find that around 1940 there was higher than normal accumulation, but not quite as high as 2012 or circa 1750.

-- the fact that the northern hemisphere snow cover extent reached an all - time high since 1979 this winter ALSO doesn't really tell us anything

For example, in snow events or heavy rain events, having access to high density surface data will give extra confidence in the extent and development of such events, helping provide rapid updated guidance on the evolution of such weather situations.

«It is very likely that there will be continued loss of sea ice extent in the Arctic, decreases of snow cover, and reductions of permafrost at high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere by 2016 — 2035.

Summer snow extent is defined by snow melting at high latitudes.

Summer extent is defined by snow melting at high latitudes.

Steve Goddard (08:26:49): An example of the incorrect application of mathematics would be showing that winter snow extent has declined to a record decadal high.

So Tamino suggests that winter snow extent might have been decreasing leading up to the current record high.

An example of the incorrect application of mathematics would be showing that winter snow extent has declined to a record decadal high.

Steve Goddard (10:23:22): So Tamino suggests that winter snow extent might have been decreasing leading up to the current record high.