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GliderGuider

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9. Here is a magnified view of April/May extent curves using JAXA data

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sat May 14, 2016, 09:34 PM

May 2016

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The current 6-week trend implies a possible loss of 1.5 million km^2 over the next two weeks. Let see what the curve actually does as the month plays out.

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Arctic Heat Digs In; Beaufort Temps 10-15C Above Avg; Ice Extent Collapsing Below 11.5 Million Km2 [View all] hatrack May 2016 OP

Wow. truebrit71 May 2016 #1

K & R. emmadoggy May 2016 #2

not that I'm trying to quibble over this because it is a hell of a melt year but sue4e3 May 2016 #3

For the moment, NSIDC data is a bit off - they had a sensor failure on a satellite. . . . hatrack May 2016 #4

isn't that the one almost everyone uses sue4e3 May 2016 #5

There are multiples - I believe they've retasked another US satellite . . . hatrack May 2016 #6

I just read that JAXA sue4e3 May 2016 #7

by the way Thanks sue4e3 May 2016 #8

Here is a magnified view of April/May extent curves using JAXA data GliderGuider May 2016 #9

This could be the big one XemaSab May 2016 #10

I think of the Ft. McMurray fire as a foreshock. GliderGuider May 2016 #11