Ice Update - Svalbard Pretty Much Ice Free, Franz Josef Land Getting There

hatrack

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Fri Jun-09-06 08:32 AM
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Ice Update - Svalbard Pretty Much Ice Free, Franz Josef Land Getting There

Edited on Fri Jun-09-06 08:33 AM by hatrack

Some pockets of 9/10 ice remaining between the islands, but much of the main sea-ice line is now right about 80 North.

If you're not familiar with Franz Josef Land, the coastal outline you see here to the lower right in black and white is the northern curve of Norway.

Meanwhile, back in Canada, that big area of >1/10 ice in the center-left of the image - which is essentially sea-ice free - is nearly to Kane Basin, though the Basin itself remains full of fast ice.

Should be pretty interesting viewing by Labor Day, I imagine.

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NNadir

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Fri Jun-09-06 08:54 AM
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1. Does the ice in this area recede seasonally. Is this early? n/t

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hatrack

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Fri Jun-09-06 09:02 AM
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2. Very early - it's usually like this in mid-late August

Edited on Fri Jun-09-06 09:05 AM by hatrack

On edit: Sorry, yes, in answer to your original question this is the sea-ice pack and it does recede and grow seasonslly.

I love the National Ice Center and have been regularly checking their site for five or six summers now. I've never seen it go out this far this early.

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NNadir

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Fri Jun-09-06 09:05 AM
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3. Thanks. I lacked context.

It doesn't surprise me, I guess.

I suppose it's only a matter of time before the Northwest Passage and the Northern Coast of Russia become regular shipping lanes.

It doesn't surprise me either that you follow the National Ice Center. Thanks again for the good work in keeping us informed.

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muriel_volestrangler

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Sun Jun-11-06 04:24 PM
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4. Just for information, that coastline is Novaya Zemlya, not Norway

If Franz Josef Land has moved that much, we'd really be in trouble! Russian territory advancing westwards!

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hatrack

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Mon Jun-12-06 08:03 AM
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5. You are, of course, correct (insert sound of slapping self)

Somebody buy me an atlas - please!

:toast:

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