{"id":1778,"date":"2024-05-06T21:04:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T21:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/facts-about-the-arctic-in-may-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T17:21:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T17:21:12","slug":"facts-about-the-arctic-in-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/facts-about-the-arctic-in-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden and Odd Facts About the Arctic in May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since a certain \u201csceptic\u201d<\/a> has recently been comparing 2024 sea ice facts extent to \u201c20 years ago\u201d, here\u2019s the current JAXA\/ViSHOP extent<\/a> graph of selected years, including 2004:<\/p>\n

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The CryoSat-2\/SMOS merged Arctic sea ice volume graph finishes on April 15th, but older data is being reanalysed and here is the latest version:<\/p>\n

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The gap in the near real time data due to the problem with the SMOS satellite during the first half of March has been filled in, but the result doesn\u2019t look very convincing to say the least!<\/p>\n

The PIOMAS gridded thickness data for April 2024 is now available. Here\u2019s the end of month thickness map:<\/p>\n

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Maximum volume for 2024 was 22.88 thousand km\u00b3 on April 19th.<\/p>\n

Here too is the end of month thickness map:<\/p>\n

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It shows the ice thickening in the Chukchi Sea, with the Beaufort Sea continuing to look vulnerable to early melt. The last SMOS\/SMAP<\/a> thin ice thickness map of the spring reveals thin ice in the Amundsen Gulf and eastern Beaufort Sea, as well as on the Chukchi coast of Alaska:<\/p>\n

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The April\u00a0Rutgers Global Snow Lab<\/a>\u00a0northern hemisphere snow cover chart has not yet been released, so here\u2019s the Northern Hemisphere Multisensor Snow Extent<\/a> graph instead:<\/p>\n

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Watch this space!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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