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The sea ice minimums in 2007 and 2012 have triggered numerous predictions of an ice free Arctic.

With the record low value of sea ice minimum in 2007 the ratio jumped to about 0.7.

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).

Although there is general consensus in the September Outlook for either persistent conditions or a slight increase over the 2008 sea ice extent, Outlook contributions which provide probabilistic assessments indicate about a 20 % chance of reaching a new September sea ice minimum in 2009.

Not exact matches

After a decade with nine of the lowest arctic sea - ice minima on record, including the historically low minimum in 2012, we synthesize recent developments in the study of ecological responses to sea - ice decline.

AWI researchers observed a considerable decrease in the thickness of the sea ice as early as the late summer of 2015, even though the overall ice covered area of the September minimum ultimately exceeded the record low of 2012 by approximately one million square kilometres.

But, as scientists including National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Jane Lubchenco said today at a press conference at the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting, record - setting melting happened anyway: record snow melt, record sea ice minimum, melting even at the top of the Greenland ice sheet (in what was once called the «dry snow zone»), and widespread warming of permafrost.

In the last three years, the sea ice's extent - the ocean area in which a defined minimum of sea ice can be found — was at its lowest in the 30 - year satellite recorIn the last three years, the sea ice's extent - the ocean area in which a defined minimum of sea ice can be found — was at its lowest in the 30 - year satellite recorin which a defined minimum of sea ice can be found — was at its lowest in the 30 - year satellite recorin the 30 - year satellite record.

Each year, the Arctic sea ice reaches its minimum extent in September.

As the Arctic sea - ice reaches its summer minimum extent, it is clear that it has yet again shrunk to one of the smallest areas in recent decades, 10 % above the record minimum set last year.

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 199In 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 199in the satellite record, which occurred in 199in 1997.

The ring of sea ice around the Antarctic continent behaves in a similar manner, with the calendar flipped: it usually reaches its maximum in September and its minimum in February.

The sea ice fringing Antarctica also set a record low for its annual summer minimum (with the seasons opposite in the Southern Hemisphere), though this was in sharp contrast to the record highs racked up in recent years.

But «while the Arctic maximum is not as important as the seasonal minimum, the long - term decline is a clear indicator of climate change,» Walt Meier, a sea ice researcher at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, said in a statement.

The exact date and value of the minimum sea ice extent in 2017 can only be determined in the coming weeks, after a significant increase.

Extent of Arctic sea ice in September 2016 versus the 1981 - 2010 average minimum extent (gold line).

The area of the Arctic Ocean covered by sea ice in September, when the annual minimum occurs, was the sixth lowest extent in the satellite record, going back to 1979.

In the Antarctic, where the summer season just wrapped up, rapid ice melt led to the lowest sea ice minimum ever recorded for the area.

The 2007 sea ice minimum: impacts on the Northern Hemisphere atmosphere in late autumn and early winter.

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

Least unexpected observations: (Joint winners) 2008 near - record minima in Arctic sea ice extent, last decade of record warmth, long term increases in ocean heat content, record increases in CO2 emissions.

Meanwhile, in Antarctica, sea ice has already reached its minimum extent following the summer melt season.

Antarctic sea ice reached its summer minimum at the end of February, clocking in at 2.18 m sq km.

On September 10, Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent at 1.60 million square miles, statistically tying 2007 as the second smallest extent in the 1979 — 2016 satellite record, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Centice reached its annual minimum extent at 1.60 million square miles, statistically tying 2007 as the second smallest extent in the 1979 — 2016 satellite record, according to the National Snow and Ice Data CentIce Data Center.

Current ice extent is well below levels at the same point in 2012, which went on to set the current record for the lowest sea ice minimum extent:

The data presented here indicate that the area of undersaturation presently extends to approximately 20 % of the Canadian Basin in the late summer months, when sea ice is near its minimum extent.

The 2016 Arctic sea ice minimum was 290,000 square miles larger than the record small minimum that occurred in 2012.

Artic sea ice minimum has been retreating over the past thirty years (shown in yellow).

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In contrast, the much more expansive ice volume maxima (equivalently, sea level minima) during a glacial maximum is more defined.

Although there is still definitely a declining trend in Arctic sea ice (2009 and 2008 were still the second and third lowest sea ice extents, after 2007) there was a lot of hype surrounding the 2007 minimum even though that was partly just natural variability in the Arctic climate.

After that, the sea ice will begin its course towards its annual minimum of both extent and volume in mid-September.

Prediction methods for the sea ice minima range from ad - hoc guesses to model predictions, from statistical analyses to water - cooler speculation in the blogosphere.

Least unexpected observations: (Joint winners) 2006 near - record minima in Arctic sea ice extent, near - record maxima in Northern Hemisphere temperatures, resumed increase in ocean heat content, record increases in CO2 emissions

Topics of potential interest: The successful OCO - 2 launch, continuing likelihood of an El Niño event this fall, predictions of the September Arctic sea ice minimum, Antarctic sea ice excursions, stochastic elements in climate models etc..

If you plot the average Arctic Sea Ice extent for 20 years, the you should also plot the monthly maximum and minimum values on the same figure so that we can get some perspective on where the 2007 and 2008 data falls in the context of annual variability, or examine for trends.

Nevertheless, in my opinion there are some strong signs for another very low NH sea ice minimum.

My bet is that this year's Arctic Sea ice extent ice will not fall below last year's minimum (4.28 or 2.77), because last year's minimum was very low in comparison to all other years of record (1979 - current).

So, I was curious about your recent paper and whether there was any discussion of changes in the THC poleward of the GIS shelf vs the data from the RAPID program line located at 26.5 N. With the decline in minimum extent and volume of sea - ice, one might expect to see more THC sinking into the Arctic Ocean, with consequences for both climate and weather.

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Given that this summer's minimum has fallen below last year's and will settle in at the 2nd or 3rd lowest on record, last summer's minimum now appears more as a bump in the road toward continuing lower Arctic sea ice coverage.

The National Snow and Ice Data Center predicts this year's minimum summer sea ice extent won't break the record set in 20Ice Data Center predicts this year's minimum summer sea ice extent won't break the record set in 20ice extent won't break the record set in 2012.

The US National Snow and Ice Data Center, which monitors Arctic ice, said last week: «It is unlikely that Arctic sea ice extent this September will fall below the record minimum set in 2012.&raqIce Data Center, which monitors Arctic ice, said last week: «It is unlikely that Arctic sea ice extent this September will fall below the record minimum set in 2012.&raqice, said last week: «It is unlikely that Arctic sea ice extent this September will fall below the record minimum set in 2012.&raqice extent this September will fall below the record minimum set in 2012.»

My take on this is that in August the Arctic Ocean's ice carapace reaches its minimum and consequently the maximum surface area of the coldest sea water on the planet is exposed to the atmosphere.

Note that the sea ice extent is likely to be higher than the record September minimum in 2012 simply due to «regression to the mean», but it would not imply that there had been any «recovery».

This month's report includes details on the causes of the 2012 minimum, the use of sea ice volume versus extent, sea ice in climate models, and late spring 2013 conditions.

On September 12, 2009, sea ice in the Arctic Ocean most likely reached its minimum extent for 2009, said the National Snow and Ice Data Centice in the Arctic Ocean most likely reached its minimum extent for 2009, said the National Snow and Ice Data CentIce Data Center.

If this thinning would have eliminated ice from areas observed to have sea ice, a minimum thickness of 20 cm was left in place for the ice initial condition.

The minimum ice extent was the second lowest in the satellite record, after 2007, and continues the decadal trend of rapidly decreasing summer sea ice.

The average historic summer minimum (the yellow line in Fig. 1) indicates large portions of the Chukchi Sea's foraging habitat have been covered with summer ice concentrations of 50 % and greater for much of the 20th century.