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Arctic Refreeze Season: 2020/21


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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

With the refreeze well underway, it appears it's time for a new thread.

Here's the daily images and animation to kick things off

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Latest images for today, as we see the Beaufort tail reform into the Beaufort loop once more.
A larger version of the animation is on my twitter page

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Update for today.

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Update for today, massive growth around the Beaufort/Chukchi region. Extent almost on par with 2007 now.

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

A pretty neutral day yesterday. Growth on the Pacific side has stopped, and the ice edge continues to retreat across large parts.

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Today's images and animation. 
Some big losses around the Chukchi region the last 2 days with southerlies dominating here. This looks likely to continue for the coming week, so definitely an area worth watching.
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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Today's update. Another slow one for sea ice growth.

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Images and animation for today.

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Another day of minor changes, with the Chukchi bite continuing to grow

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  • Location: Morecambe
  • Location: Morecambe

Refreeze as expected is slow, siberian side struggling to grow and is Infact is losing extent in parts. I stand by my prediction the Laptev may not freeze until the start of December because you need an arm of ice forming in the ESS to block any pacific flow of water and one arm blocking the Atlantic inflow and then all the ice in the middle to freeze over and we are a long long way off from that happening. 

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Update for today. Looks like little change or even a slight loss to me, though there's been a small gain on JAXA/ADS.

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Update for today. The Chukchi bit has seen a filling in, but we'll have to wait and see if its real or not.

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Today's batch. Still no large gains...

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Latest updates, plus some bonus volume data. 
Volume minimum was 2nd lowest on record, and just 27% of the 1980s average minimum. It's still 2nd lowest up to the end of September

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Here are the images for today.
I'm going to start updating these roughly twice per week from now on.

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  • Location: Morecambe
  • Location: Morecambe

So so slow, recent trends is for refreeze to start slowly as there is so much heat in the oceans. The weather is playing some part also with compacting winds but its going to be such a struggle for the Siberian basin to refreeze much anytime soon. Looks near certain we will be at record low values soon. 

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  • Location: Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire
  • Location: Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire
19 minutes ago, Geordiesnow said:

So so slow, recent trends is for refreeze to start slowly as there is so much heat in the oceans. The weather is playing some part also with compacting winds but its going to be such a struggle for the Siberian basin to refreeze much anytime soon. Looks near certain we will be at record low values soon. 

This can also been seen on the model output with the 2M temperature remaining above 0C in this area:

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There isn't much cold around at 850hPa though even up to mid-month, so it could be a long hard slog before this area ices over.

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  • Location: Morecambe
  • Location: Morecambe
12 hours ago, reef said:

This can also been seen on the model output with the 2M temperature remaining above 0C in this area:

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There isn't much cold around at 850hPa though even up to mid-month, so it could be a long hard slog before this area ices over.

Still predicting the Laptev won't freeze over until the end of November which will be 4 weeks behind every other year. 

Another low increase today and with the weather suggesting a  deep low with winds coming in from warm waters then it's hard too see too much in the way of increases with the exception of the Atlantic front and perhaps the Beaufort but the uppers are really poor for the time of year so it's desperate stuff really 

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

CMEMS sea ice forecast shows almost no growth over the next week. Should it come off, record lows, and by huge margins, should be expected soon.

Below is a comparison between 2012 and 2020, with AMSR2 data to the 7th for 2020, and CMEMS forecast for 8th to 14th.

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  • Location: Morecambe
  • Location: Morecambe

What's that forecast based on BFTV? I do feel ice increases are going to be slow mind aand if anything, the forecast of the Arctic weak vortex about to split with a Pacific ridge means we are likely to head into uncharted territory. 

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
22 minutes ago, Geordiesnow said:

What's that forecast based on BFTV? I do feel ice increases are going to be slow mind aand if anything, the forecast of the Arctic weak vortex about to split with a Pacific ridge means we are likely to head into uncharted territory. 

You can access the sea ice and loads of other forecast data here: 

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It's all available to download too. The forecasts use the ECM.

Laptev and ESS are already well into record territory, but the gap to 2012 looks certain to grow over the coming week.

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As a result of all the warmth over the pole from the last week or so arctic sea ice has been pretty static relative to the normal growth curve-

Infact we are in very close danger of challenging the lowest October ice cover on record.

2012 was was 310KM2 lower than 2020 a week ago, today just 65KM2.

Another few days or sub 50K growth & we will indeed be in new territory.

Siberian seas still at zero...

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Animation from the last 5 days. Slow progress. Area is likely to drop below 2012 today, with extent doing similarly in the next few days.

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  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary

Area has now dropped below 2012, to lowest on record. Extent is just 63k above 2012.
The 3rd smallest October increase so far. The 2 years with less, are 2018 and 2019!

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  • Location: Lincolnshire - 15m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Frost and snow. A quiet autumn day is also good.
  • Location: Lincolnshire - 15m asl
2 hours ago, BornFromTheVoid said:

Area has now dropped below 2012, to lowest on record. Extent is just 63k above 2012.
The 3rd smallest October increase so far. The 2 years with less, are 2018 and 2019!

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Acceleration or tipping point.....either way climate stress and distress is going to lock in extremes.

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