National Snow and Ice Data Center: August 2010 ice

by billlaurelMD

This is the next in a series of diaries on the state of Arctic sea ice (and other topics as warranted) in memory of Johnny Rook, who passed away in early 2009. He was the author of the Climaticide Chronicles.

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has issued its report on [http://nsidc.org/ August 2010 arctic sea ice condition. If you've been following my diaries, you can probably guess at its gist. Headlines from the report:

1. August 2010 had the second-lowest Arctic sea ice extent since satellite records began in 1979.

Sea level pressure anomalies resembled the pattern that results in quickly vanishing Arctic sea ice; low pressure over Siberia and high pressure over the Arctic western hemisphere.

Arctic sea ice volume at 31 August was about 9,400 km³ below normal.

Much of the sea ice remaining is slushy and easily moved and melted.

More below.

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