Not exact matches
NSIDC will release numbers for the 2012
daily minimum extent when it occurs.
In April 2012, NSIDC updated its method of calculating
daily values for the Arctic sea ice
extent minimum from a 5 - day centered average to a 5 - day trailing average.
Meier et al. (National Snow and Ice Data Center); 5.0 Million Square Kilometers; Statistical Here the method of Meier et al. in the July Outlook is updated using
daily decline rates from 1 August until the
minimum extent is reached as applied to the observed 1 August ice
extent.
In early summer, the first to third week of July, employees make guesses about the
minimum daily ice
extent, which is a slightly lower number than the monthly mean
extent targeted by SIO and NCAR.