Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Asymmetry
Last year the bulk of the sea ice melting was on the Russian side of the Ocean (East Siberian, Kara and Laptev Seas). This year more of the ice above Alaska and western Canada (Northwest Territories) has melted (Chukchi and Beaufort Seas). But there is news:
Good news for those who like their Arctic Ocean icelocked.
A NOTE ON THE ICE FORECAST...SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ALASKA CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEA COASTS ARE 2 TO 8 DEGREES CELSIUS COLDER THIS YEAR THAN AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. SEA ICE IN THESE AREAS IS AT OR VERY NEAR THE SEASONAL MINIMUM. SIGNIFICANT ICE WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING ALONG THE ALASKA COAST NORTH OF 70N WITHIN THE NEXT 10 TO 14 DAYS.
Good news for those who like their Arctic Ocean icelocked.
Labels: Global Cooling
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 6:53 PM 
