Sentences with phrase «previous sea ice record»

It was largely positive during the winter of 2007 - 8, which followed the previous sea ice record low, and then turned record negative during the winter of 2009 - 10, during which the infamous «Snowmageddon» blizzard occurred along the East Coast.

It was largely positive during the winter of 2007 - 8, which followed the previous sea ice record low, and then turned record negative during the winter of 2009 - 10, during which the infamous «Snowmageddon» blizzard occurred along the East Coast.

Not exact matches

This was the largest August Antarctic sea ice extent since records began in 1979, surpassing the previous record large August sea ice extent that occurred in 2013 by about 90,000 square miles.

In Antarctica, this year's record low annual sea ice minimum of 815,000 square miles (2.11 million square kilometers) was 71,000 square miles (184,000 square kilometers) below the previous lowest minimum extent in the satellite record, which occurred in 1997.

During a record melting jag this past summer, the Greenland ice sheet lost 552 billion tons (19 billion tons lower than the previous low), and the volume of sea ice fell to half the volume it had four years ago.

Antarctica's sea - ice cover was also greatly reduced, measuring about 154,000 square miles (398,858 kilometers) smaller than it was in 1986, the previous record - holding year.

Covering 1.59 million square miles (4.12 million square kilometers), this summer's sea ice shattered the previous record for the smallest ice cap of 2.05 million square miles (5.31 million square kilometers) in 2005 — a further loss of sea ice area equivalent to the states of California and Texas combined.

This was the largest January Antarctic sea ice extent on record, surpassing the previous record set in 2008 by 220,000 square miles.

In previous years, Antarctic sea ice hit record highs, potentially due to changing ocean conditions linked to the melting of land - bound glaciers.

Other researchers look at raised beaches [32] and palaeo lakes to record previous rates of isostatic uplift and rates of sea level rise [33, 34]; this can help constrain previous ice volumes and rates of ice loss.

Sea ice changes this year were again very dramatic, with the Arctic September minimum destroying the previous records in all the data products.

Average sea ice volume in November was 7,880 cubic km, beating the previous record of 8,276 cubic km, set in November 2012.

Mike's work, like that of previous award winners, is diverse, and includes pioneering and highly cited work in time series analysis (an elegant use of Thomson's multitaper spectral analysis approach to detect spatiotemporal oscillations in the climate record and methods for smoothing temporal data), decadal climate variability (the term «Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation» or «AMO» was coined by Mike in an interview with Science's Richard Kerr about a paper he had published with Tom Delworth of GFDL showing evidence in both climate model simulations and observational data for a 50 - 70 year oscillation in the climate system; significantly Mike also published work with Kerry Emanuel in 2006 showing that the AMO concept has been overstated as regards its role in 20th century tropical Atlantic SST changes, a finding recently reaffirmed by a study published in Nature), in showing how changes in radiative forcing from volcanoes can affect ENSO, in examining the role of solar variations in explaining the pattern of the Medieval Climate Anomaly and Little Ice Age, the relationship between the climate changes of past centuries and phenomena such as Atlantic tropical cyclones and global sea level, and even a bit of work in atmospheric chemistry (an analysis of beryllium - 7 measurements).

Sea ice extent for September for 2007 was by far the lowest on record at 4.28 million square kilometers, eclipsing the previous record low sea ice extent by 23 %.&raqSea ice extent for September for 2007 was by far the lowest on record at 4.28 million square kilometers, eclipsing the previous record low sea ice extent by 23 %.&raqsea ice extent by 23 %.»

Results showed the storm caused the sea ice to pass the previous record 10 days earlier in August than it would have otherwise, but only reduced the final September ice extent by 150,000 square kilometers (almost 60,000 square miles), less than a 5 percent difference.

This is 0.7 percent higher than the previous record high extent of 7.51 million square miles that occurred in 2012 and 8.6 percent higher than the record low maximum sea ice extent of 6.96 million square miles that occurred in 1986.

34 (May 2007); National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), «Arctic Sea Ice Shatters all Previous Record Lows,» press release (Boulder, CO: 1 October 2007); Stroeve quoted in «Arctic Ice Retreating 30 Years Ahead of Projections,» Environment News Service, 30 April 2007.

That this year's record low is happening three weeks earlier than previous lows means that the 2012 ice extent and volume will continue to decrease even more until sea ice begins to regrow again in early fall.

The Arctic wasn't just relatively hot last year — beating the previous record set in 2010 by 0.17 degrees Celsius (0.3 degrees Fahrenheit)-- it also experienced the lowest sea ice volume yet recorded, and the second - lowest extent.

According to the NSIDC the Arctic sea ice extent for January 2016 was 90,000 square kilometers smaller than the previous record - low January ice extent, of 2011.

of what might happen to the Antarctic ice sheets, and you could look at coral - reef records of sea level during previous warm epochs.

In the summer of 2012, Arctic sea ice has broken the previous record for minimum extent (set in 2007), fallen below 4 million square kilometers, and, as of September 17, dropped below 3.5 million square kilometers in extent.

Total sea ice extent for the previous three months was near or below the level of 2007, the year with the lowest minimum summer ice extent during the satellite record.

In September 2007 sea ice extent reached its lowest level since the satellite record began in 1979; the monthly extent, 4.28 × 106 square kilometers, surpassed the previous sea ice minimum record (set in 2005) by 1.28 × 106 square kilometers [Stroeve et al., 2008].

Not only does this low - pressure area, or cyclone, look bigger, more intense and longer - lasting than the one from last year, the ice also seems to be in a weaker state than ever, as evidenced by the fact that 2012 trend lines on both sea ice area and sea ice extent graphs track lower than previous record years, despite weather that until recently would completely stall the decline.

The extent of Bering Sea ice cover this year has so far exceeded that of the previous two years, he added, because the extraordinary and record - setting low sea - ice formation of the past two winters mainly were due to a couple of short - term factors: a strong El Nino and an unusually persistent warm - water mass in the north Pacific commonly called «The Blob.&raqSea ice cover this year has so far exceeded that of the previous two years, he added, because the extraordinary and record - setting low sea - ice formation of the past two winters mainly were due to a couple of short - term factors: a strong El Nino and an unusually persistent warm - water mass in the north Pacific commonly called «The Blob.&raqsea - ice formation of the past two winters mainly were due to a couple of short - term factors: a strong El Nino and an unusually persistent warm - water mass in the north Pacific commonly called «The Blob.»

Sea ice extent for September 2007 was 4.3 million square kilometers — a reduction of more than 40 % from the 1980s and a rapid decline to more than 20 % below the previous record minimum.

Werner's observation follows the announcement in September by the National Snow and Ice Data Center that the surface area of Arctic sea ice had reached a new low in 2012, breaking a previous record reached in 20Ice Data Center that the surface area of Arctic sea ice had reached a new low in 2012, breaking a previous record reached in 20ice had reached a new low in 2012, breaking a previous record reached in 2007.

As of 13 August, «Sea ice extent is currently tracking at 5.4 million square kilometers (2.1 million square miles), with daily extents running at 940,000 square kilometers (361,000 square miles) below previous daily record lows, a significant decline from past years.»

Previous research found ice arches failed to form in the Nares Strait in 2007 and a record amount of sea ice flowed south that year.

The projection is comparable to the September 2012 record minimum, and is less than the previous month's contribution to the Sea Ice Outlook (4.42 million square kilometers).

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA announced in mid-September that the extent of Arctic sea ice had dropped to 3.41 million square kilometers (1.32 million square miles)-- well below the previous record of 4.17 million square kilometers (1.61 million square miles) set in 20Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA announced in mid-September that the extent of Arctic sea ice had dropped to 3.41 million square kilometers (1.32 million square miles)-- well below the previous record of 4.17 million square kilometers (1.61 million square miles) set in 20ice had dropped to 3.41 million square kilometers (1.32 million square miles)-- well below the previous record of 4.17 million square kilometers (1.61 million square miles) set in 2007.

The March 2007 sea ice data was reduced by 750,000 km2 while the previous record in 1995 was adjusted upwards by 500,000 km2.

The new record, beating the previous set just five years ago, upset even the most pessimistic predictions of how quickly the Arctic sea ice could vanish and caused scientists to re-evaluate how swiftly the world is changing.

The average sea ice extent for the month of September was 4.28 million square kilometers (1.65 million square miles), the lowest September on record, shattering the previous record for the month, set in 2005, by 23 percent (see Figure 1).

In previous record sea ice minima years, ice area anomalies were confined to certain sectors (N. Atlantic, Beaufort / Bering Sea, etcsea ice minima years, ice area anomalies were confined to certain sectors (N. Atlantic, Beaufort / Bering Sea, etcSea, etc.).

The extent of the sea ice reached a record high for the second year in a row, of 7.56 million square miles on October 1 − 0.7 % higher than the previous record high of 7.51 million sq miles in 2012 and 8.6 % higher than the record low maximum of 6.96 million sq miles in 1986.

For example, the melting of the Greenland ice sheet broke previous records in 2002, 2005, and 2007, and seasonal melting from 1996 to 2007 was above average compared with the 1973 - 2007 period.10, 11 The melting of the Greenland ice sheet contributed around 0.02 inch (0.6 millimeter) to global sea - level rise in 2005 — more than double the 1996 contribution.4 From 1993 to 2003 the average rate of sea - level rise increased to about 0.12 inches (3.1 millimeters) per year.12 That means that in 2005 Greenland could have contributed 19 percent of the average annual global sea level rise rate.

Sunday's Arctic sea ice coverage also beats the previous record of 1.61 million square miles set in mid-September 2007.

Average sea ice extent for July 2011 was 3.06 million square miles, 81,000 square miles lower than the previous record low, set in July 2007.

Since Arctic sea ice extent plummeted to a record low in September, shattering the previous record set in 2007, much has been made of the fact that sea ice has declined at a much faster pace than what most scientists had anticipated.

The National Snow and Ice Data Center announced Wednesday that the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean has smashed the previous record minimum extent set in 2007 by a staggering 18 perceIce Data Center announced Wednesday that the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean has smashed the previous record minimum extent set in 2007 by a staggering 18 perceice covering the Arctic Ocean has smashed the previous record minimum extent set in 2007 by a staggering 18 percent.

This Year's Arctic Sea Ice Extent Shattered Previous Record Low.

The extraordinary 2012 Arctic sea ice melt has resulted in a September average sea ice extent of 3.61 million sq km, according to the latest monthly data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), smashing the previous record of 4.30 million sq km set in 20ice melt has resulted in a September average sea ice extent of 3.61 million sq km, according to the latest monthly data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), smashing the previous record of 4.30 million sq km set in 20ice extent of 3.61 million sq km, according to the latest monthly data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), smashing the previous record of 4.30 million sq km set in 20Ice Data Center (NSIDC), smashing the previous record of 4.30 million sq km set in 2007.

Meanwhile, Arctic sea ice extent shattered the previous record low and the Greenland ice sheet saw the greatest melt in recorded history.

The 2012 minimum sea ice extent was 49 % below the 1979 to 2000 average and 18 % below the previous record from 2007.

Throughout summer the sea ice extent was at or below previous record sea ice extents.

Instead, ice cover was up more than 50 percent over the previous year, and Antarctic sea - ice cover hit its highest point since records began.

On 16 September this year (2012) there was a recorded all - time low of extent of Artic Sea Ice that was less than the previous low recorded in September 2007.