Status of the areal coverage of sea ice in #Arctic:
* 3rd lowest in East Siberian Sea (only 2007 and 2012 were lower).
* All "normal" in Laptev Sea.

The graphs show the daily sea-ice extent of 2023 compared with the 1981-2010 baseline and the previous six years 2017-2022.

Source: #OSISAF

We are approaching the yearly minimum extent of the #Arctic #Seaice.

It seems that we won't reach a record low this year, but the minimum will still be significantly below the 1981-2010 baseline.

Source: #OSISAF

No surprise. But still crazy.

#Antarctic #SeaIce extent is low.

This graphic shows the ranking of sea-ice extent by month. Take a look at the last line (representing 2023 and updated including August).

Source: #OSISAF
👉 https://cryo.met.no/en/sea-ice-index-sh

#Arctic #SeaIce extent was 9th lowest in August (#OSISAF).

With only 2 weeks left of the melt season, we are not heading towards a record minimum this year.

Still, the 📉 trend is clear: since 1978, #satellites recorded an average loss of 70,000 km2 of ice *per year*.

📢 #Antarctic #SeaIce extent was *record low* in August according to #osisaf

We are missing 2 millions km2 of sea ice compared to the 1981-2010 climatology.

The end of winter is approaching in the #Antarctic: soon the Sun will warm the ocean and melt the ice 😭 .

@ZLabe @SigneAaboe @kevpluck

@AlaskaWx @ZLabe fouth-lowest for August 24th seems to be the same based on #OSISAF data 👍

Lack of #seaice in the East Siberian Sea.

Sea-ice extent is now closely following the curve from 2012, that landed on record-low ice.

Source: #OSISAF

Today, #Arctic #seaice extent is the 9th lowest on record and is approaching its annual minimum.

Coloured dots represent previous years' minimum date/extent.

Source #OSISAF Sea Ice Index v2.2 👉https://cryo.met.no/en/sea-ice-index-daily

Two weeks into August and
#Arctic #seaice is on rapid retreat.

Relative to the 1981-2010 climatology, this August has less ice in most of the Arctic (red colour), with the strongest loss in Beaufort and East Siberian seas + Siberian shelf regions.

Source: #OSISAF sea-ice concentration CDRs v3

Two weeks into August and
#Arctic #seaice is on rapid retreat.

Relative to the 1981-2010 climatology, this August has less ice in most of the Arctic (red colour), with the strongest loss in Beaufort and East Siberian seas + Siberian shelf regions.

Source: #OSISAF sea-ice concentration CDRs v3

The #Arctic #seaice extent is decreasing towards the summer minimum. At present, the extent is the 8th lowest on record for this time of the year.

Follow the ice melting --> https://cryo.met.no/en/sea-ice-index-daily

Source: #OSISAF Sea Ice Index v2.2

The (already record slow) growth of the #Antarctic #SeaIce extent has stalled over the last 5 days in to the #OSISAF satellite product.

These ups-and-downs are caused by weather, and are perfectly normal and frequent (see similar wiggles of year 2022 on the same plot).

But in 2023, they add to the record slow growth and increase the much reported #SeaIce anomaly.

fyi @SigneAaboe @seaice @ZLabe

@OceanTerra @CopernicusECMWF

I fully understand. This is not an easy job.

At the #OSISAF we prepare our #SeaIce plots with English, Norwegian, and Danish text. We hope to convey our messages better to our fellow citizens (and, yes, Norwegians and Danes are above average in Europe when it comes to reading English).

But we don't know if it has an effect, I haven't seen (scientific) publications studying the impact of plot labels on the reception of scientific plots by laymans.

You would like to know more about the #OSISAF Sea Ice Index v2.2? -->

Please visit the product description page:
https://osisaf-hl.met.no/v2p2-sea-ice-index

and read the Product User Manual:
https://osisaf-hl.met.no/sites/osisaf-hl.met.no/files/user_manuals/osisaf_pum_sea-ice-index_v1p2.pdf

And for the #OSISAF SII-v2.2, more regional indexes have been included:

-Global

-Northern Hemisphere
---Barents Sea
---Beaufort Sea
---Chukchi Sea
---East Siberian Sea
---Fram Strait (Greenland Sea)
---Kara Sea
---Laptev Sea
---Svalbard

-Southern Hemisphere
---Amundsen-Bellinghausen seas
---Indian Ocean
---Ross Sea
---Weddell Sea
---West Pacific Ocean

📢Reminder:

The #OSISAF #SeaIce #Index has been upgraded:

👉 *Sea Ice Index v2.2*
(based on the most recent OSI SAF sea-ice concentration CDR+ICDR v3.0).

More info below👇

Note - The production of the old index v2.1 will be switched off on Sept 1st ☠️

No improvement for the #Antarctic #SeaIce anomaly : today's value continues the slow pace of growth.

Source: #OSISAF

#SeaIce status June 2023:

↙️ Mean #Arctic sea-ice extent was 15th lowest;
↘️ Mean #Antarctic sea-ice extent was *record lowest*.

Source: #OSISAF 🛰️ data (1978-2023).

A huge ice floe🧊 - 58x30 km - is drifting southward in the Fram Strait! - reported by METNorway Ice Service yesterday.

We have tracked its journey across the Arctic Ocean back to its "birthplace" in the #LaptevSea, autumn 2021.

Source: #OSISAF sea-ice concentration and drift data.

Monthly #Global #SeaIce extent, here shown with decadal trend lines for February (minimum month) and June.

I wonder...🧐 - Where will the 2023 June 'dot' land in the plot? How low will it go 📉?

Source: #OSISAF