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MS Malmo was retrofitted in 2014. Upgraded for sea ice. While technically a "tour" ship it was carrying a crew of 16 passengers a documentary film team, and tourists, concerned with Climate Change and melting Arctic ice. All 16 were evacuated by helicopter in challenging conditions, all are safe. 7 crew remains on board, waiting for Coast Guard ship assistance.
Arctic Tours ship MS MALMO, IMO 8667579, dwt 466, built 1943, refurbished in 2014, flag Sweden.
Commented Sep 10, 2019 on PIOMAS August 2019 at Arctic Sea Ice
PIOMAS August 2019
Another month has passed and so here is the updated Arctic sea ice volume graph as calculated by the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) at the Polar Science Center: 2019 had a real opportunity during July to further move away from 2012, but failed to do so. Both yea...
Cheers to you Neven. Even if we disagree philosophically I do respect the work you put into the forum etc...
Doc I don't see it as a "triumph" at all. 2012's record low was mostly dependent on the Arctic cyclone, a weather event. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that this years ice extent without the cyclone is even lower.I'm just patiently waiting for the AMO and PDO to flip and then we can actually see a full climate cycle. Hopefully I have enough years left to see that.
Jim that would be the MS Malmo which just got stuck near Longyearbyen.
Commented Sep 10, 2019 on PIOMAS August 2019 at Arctic Sea Ice
PIOMAS August 2019
Another month has passed and so here is the updated Arctic sea ice volume graph as calculated by the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) at the Polar Science Center: 2019 had a real opportunity during July to further move away from 2012, but failed to do so. Both yea...
Well it's looking like the end is here or very near abouts. Another year with a climate change research ship stuck in the vanishing Arctic ice .The NWP barely open. Oh well I'll give it to you guys you hang in to the bitter end hoping for the collapse that's "just around" the corner. I do indeed like checking in with all the doom and gloom. Cheers till next spring when hope "springs" eternal.
Commented Sep 10, 2019 on PIOMAS August 2019 at Arctic Sea Ice
PIOMAS August 2019
Another month has passed and so here is the updated Arctic sea ice volume graph as calculated by the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) at the Polar Science Center: 2019 had a real opportunity during July to further move away from 2012, but failed to do so. Both yea...
P-maker, this will give you a little better overall SSTA idea. Click on the SSTA image on the right.
http://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Sebastian-Inlet_First-Peak/seatemp
Commented May 17, 2017 on PIOMAS May 2017 at Arctic Sea Ice
PIOMAS May 2017
Another month has passed and so here is the updated Arctic sea ice volume graph as calculated by the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) at the Polar Science Center: It's no surprise 2017 is still lowest on record, according to the PIOMAS model. If during the last we...
P-maker, not sure there's much going on in the Caribbean right now with sea temps. Buoy's and on shore data aren't showing any thing going on with regards to SST's. Not so sure about nullschools SSTA on the westcost either.They're showing above avg temps and buoys'and shore data show the opposite.
http://www.surf-forecast.com/weather_maps/Florida?over=none&symbols=nodes.sst&type=nav
http://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Asuncion-Bay/forecasts/latest/six_day
Useful real time arctic temp map.
http://www.surf-forecast.com/weather_maps/Arctic?over=none&symbols=livetemp&type=nav
Commented May 17, 2017 on PIOMAS May 2017 at Arctic Sea Ice
PIOMAS May 2017
Another month has passed and so here is the updated Arctic sea ice volume graph as calculated by the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) at the Polar Science Center: It's no surprise 2017 is still lowest on record, according to the PIOMAS model. If during the last we...
PIOMAS and DMI are not in agreement at all. DMI shows current volume in line with last year. Also OSISAF shows an 100%+ increase in volume over 2006. What's your take Neven?
Commented Mar 7, 2017 on PIOMAS March 2017 at Arctic Sea Ice
PIOMAS March 2017
Another month has passed and so here is the updated Arctic sea ice volume graph as calculated by the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) at the Polar Science Center: There haven't been any major changes compared to last month, and that's good, because it means things...
Bill, they've had smooth sailing since they left the Laptev for the most part. Bellot was wide open. The southern route through Fury/Hecla is just about shut down and the entrance from Prince Regent sound to Lancaster Straight is getting icy. We'll see how icy about this time tommorrow. Hopefully they stocked up on TP in Tuk.
Commented Sep 10, 2016 on PIOMAS September 2016 at Arctic Sea Ice
PIOMAS September 2016
Another month has passed and so here is the updated Arctic sea ice volume graph as calculated by the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) at the Polar Science Center: Weather conditions in the past month - the (Great?) Arctic Cyclone followed by the Mega-Dipole to be ...
Well looks like the end is near/here with multiple agencies showing leveling off or increases. Another year and the sea ice remains. Temps are plummeting. And even with one of the lowest pressuresystems "ever" measured and the "mega dipole" the sea ice lived to tell the story. The only drama left is whether the Northabout Polar Challenge can make it through the "disappearing" sea ice at the entrance to Lancaster Sound and freedom out to Baffin Bay.
Commented Sep 10, 2016 on PIOMAS September 2016 at Arctic Sea Ice
PIOMAS September 2016
Another month has passed and so here is the updated Arctic sea ice volume graph as calculated by the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) at the Polar Science Center: Weather conditions in the past month - the (Great?) Arctic Cyclone followed by the Mega-Dipole to be ...
[We've been asking the Arctic sea ice question since June of 2011] So beating a dead horse?
And on the other hand I could hit you with a study that show skeptics are more knowledgeable about science.
Commented Oct 9, 2015 on Arctic sea ice -- in pre-election perceptions at Arctic Sea Ice
Arctic sea ice -- in pre-election perceptions
As longtime ASIB readers may know, my colleagues and I have been tracking US public perceptions of Arctic change. This started with analysis of questions written by others for the nationwide General Social Survey in 2006 and 2010, then shifted to our own questions placed on another nationwide su...
@ AD [Indeed the real issue in Antarctica (which deniers prefer you ignore), is the loss of land ice, not sea ice.]
Depends on which science you prefer. NASAs Jay Zwally ICESat laser altimetry and Frezzotti et al 2012 which used 67 data sets spanning most of the continent. Both o show increases in mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet. To be fair if you read the literature there is huge uncertainty in all methods especially GRACE which has calibration issues and is seen by many ice researchers as an outlier
Commented Oct 8, 2015 on Arctic sea ice -- in pre-election perceptions at Arctic Sea Ice
Arctic sea ice -- in pre-election perceptions
As longtime ASIB readers may know, my colleagues and I have been tracking US public perceptions of Arctic change. This started with analysis of questions written by others for the nationwide General Social Survey in 2006 and 2010, then shifted to our own questions placed on another nationwide su...
As this a poll where are the error bars? This looks to me a poll where someone/group with a bias goes looking for confirmation.
Commented Oct 8, 2015 on Arctic sea ice -- in pre-election perceptions at Arctic Sea Ice
Arctic sea ice -- in pre-election perceptions
As longtime ASIB readers may know, my colleagues and I have been tracking US public perceptions of Arctic change. This started with analysis of questions written by others for the nationwide General Social Survey in 2006 and 2010, then shifted to our own questions placed on another nationwide su...
Susan=[The northeast US has often been 10-15 C above average for weeks]This would've put Boston (avg 80F/24C for Aug)btwn 93F-102F throughout Aug+! Perhaps you meant 1-1.5C. That would still be 2X-3X what recent lower tropo satellite data show for Aug in the far NE.
Commented Sep 11, 2015 on PIOMAS September 2015 at Arctic Sea Ice
PIOMAS September 2015
Another month has passed and so here is the updated Arctic sea ice volume graph as calculated by the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System (PIOMAS) at the Polar Science Center: After an August volume drop that was above average (only 2008 and 2012 had larger drops in the 2006...
Well it looks like the melt will shut down very soon with winds howling up Baffin Bay and Northward up the Fram. Also with winds in the Arctic central H-pressure almost forming a wall of wind slamming the ice cap up against the Canadian Archipelago stopping any escape through the Fram. And temps according DMI are about to go below freezing anyday now.
http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/overlay=mean_sea_level_pressure/orthographic=-48.34,85.94,497
Commented Aug 18, 2015 on Jenga July 2015 at Arctic Sea Ice
Jenga July 2015
And thus the tradition of the ASIB alliteration of months continues. This one is a bit corny, but kind of appropriate too, so bear with me. Melt Pond May refers to the onset of melt pond formation, and Junction June is about the possible paths the melting season may follow after these two month...
Interesting. The early July spike would seem to correlate well to the sudden onset of the very slow beginning to Greenlands melt season. On the flip side the late July temps have seen Greenlands melt come to very early end.
Commented Aug 14, 2015 on Jenga July 2015 at Arctic Sea Ice
Jenga July 2015
And thus the tradition of the ASIB alliteration of months continues. This one is a bit corny, but kind of appropriate too, so bear with me. Melt Pond May refers to the onset of melt pond formation, and Junction June is about the possible paths the melting season may follow after these two month...
[Thanks for your concern, but there's too much going on in the Arctic right now to tolerate trolling diversions; N.
Note to Bill and others: DFTT]
Commented Aug 14, 2015 on A wetter and warmer Arctic at Arctic Sea Ice
A wetter and warmer Arctic
Later this week I'll be posting more analysis of the current, very interesting melting season, but here's something that popped up in my mail box via Google Alerts. It's an article from Alaska Dispatch News on a scientific paper by Linette Boisvert from the University of Maryland and the NSIDC's...
Do you also have a problem with Carl Mears?
Commented Aug 14, 2015 on A wetter and warmer Arctic at Arctic Sea Ice
A wetter and warmer Arctic
Later this week I'll be posting more analysis of the current, very interesting melting season, but here's something that popped up in my mail box via Google Alerts. It's an article from Alaska Dispatch News on a scientific paper by Linette Boisvert from the University of Maryland and the NSIDC's...
@ Bill. Interesting you bring up the newest GISS-LOTI temps. The latest UAH has only .18C anomaly for July which further illustrates the ever expanding gap between both satellite/radiosonde temps data sets and all of the surface data sets. According to the laws of physics and the IPCC the lower tropo should be warming 20% faster yet this latest GISS-LOTI shows the surface warming 400% faster!
Commented Aug 14, 2015 on A wetter and warmer Arctic at Arctic Sea Ice
A wetter and warmer Arctic
Later this week I'll be posting more analysis of the current, very interesting melting season, but here's something that popped up in my mail box via Google Alerts. It's an article from Alaska Dispatch News on a scientific paper by Linette Boisvert from the University of Maryland and the NSIDC's...
A little OT but it looks as though the Greenland melt is over. Very little melt at all happening now.
http://beta.dmi.dk/en/groenland/maalinger/greenland-ice-sheet-surface-mass-budget/
Commented Jul 31, 2015 on ASI 2015 update 5: late momentum at Arctic Sea Ice
ASI 2015 update 5: late momentum
During the melting season I'm writing (bi-)weekly updates on the current situation with regards to Arctic sea ice (ASI). Central to these updates are the daily Cryosphere Today sea ice area (SIA) and IJIS sea ice extent (SIE) numbers, which I compare to data from the 2005-2014 period (NSIDC has...
Loquacious or pedantic much Bill?
cheers
Commented Mar 26, 2015 on Early record, late record at Arctic Sea Ice
Early record, late record
10 days ago I posted a blog post called Mad max. The title - referring to a very early maximum sea ice extent - ended with a question mark, because it was far from sure whether the preliminary max reached on February 15th would remain standing. This is because of the oscillatory nature of the f...
Bill you didn't even follow any of my links did you? And it appears you didn't even read my post. I posted the exact link you have just now posted (GL max's) and in the early post had the correct 74.6% cheeeesh man.
Commented Mar 25, 2015 on Early record, late record at Arctic Sea Ice
Early record, late record
10 days ago I posted a blog post called Mad max. The title - referring to a very early maximum sea ice extent - ended with a question mark, because it was far from sure whether the preliminary max reached on February 15th would remain standing. This is because of the oscillatory nature of the f...
Bill [So, that's a DMI produced graphic, running on the DMI website showing varying levels of ice coverage on the Great Lakes - despite the fact that DMI don't use Great Lakes ice data?] So Bill you think those "tiny" little pixels in 2003 represent 76% ice coverage? Really? If that's the case then we've nothing further to discuss.
Jim, It's apparent you don't like differing opinions or facts. I'll offer the email up again to Neven. Otherwise adieu.
Commented Mar 25, 2015 on Early record, late record at Arctic Sea Ice
Early record, late record
10 days ago I posted a blog post called Mad max. The title - referring to a very early maximum sea ice extent - ended with a question mark, because it was far from sure whether the preliminary max reached on February 15th would remain standing. This is because of the oscillatory nature of the f...
Bill I see tiny little pixels crop up here and there on the GL's which when compared to other comparably sized areas in the graphic where the colors change uniformly from gray to blue such as S. Hudson Bay. This would leave me to conclude (because we know the G Lakes avg 52.35% http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/imgs/IceCoverAvg1973_2014.jpg ice cover)they don't focus on the G Lakes. In 2003 there was 74.6% ice cover and just less than that in 2009. And the graphic does not show anything close to that.
As to your previous ?'s I believe I spelled out my thoughts clearly as to my point.
And sorry your 2nd post is way too long for me as Susan noted I'm pretty shallow :-)
Check this DMI 30yr record of ice concentration http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/climatology/nhiceconc.uk.php and tell me what you see in the G Lakes. It would appear obvious that DMI takes the aforementioned oas-sif data and deletes the GL's as the images are fairly close to what Jim and Al Rodger linked to at oas-saf. http://osisaf.met.no/p/ice/nh/conc/imgs/OSI_HL_SAF_201503191200_pal.jpg
Commented Mar 24, 2015 on Early record, late record at Arctic Sea Ice
Early record, late record
10 days ago I posted a blog post called Mad max. The title - referring to a very early maximum sea ice extent - ended with a question mark, because it was far from sure whether the preliminary max reached on February 15th would remain standing. This is because of the oscillatory nature of the f...
Wow that's quite a leap there Susan. Jim you made a reference to DMI using G Lakes ice in their Arctic extent/area graph I inquired directly with DMI and they said they didn't. Who should I believe? Should I believe some guy on the internet or a Project Manager at DMI?
Commented Mar 24, 2015 on Early record, late record at Arctic Sea Ice
Early record, late record
10 days ago I posted a blog post called Mad max. The title - referring to a very early maximum sea ice extent - ended with a question mark, because it was far from sure whether the preliminary max reached on February 15th would remain standing. This is because of the oscillatory nature of the f...
Jim I'm just having trouble understanding just what is your going on about. As I noted your link appears to agree with the answer I received from DMI. And your link in the latest reply is the same one I've been referencing. Sure it says N Hemi but it says "sea ice". I'm sorry but the G Lakes are not sea ice.
Commented Mar 24, 2015 on Early record, late record at Arctic Sea Ice
Early record, late record
10 days ago I posted a blog post called Mad max. The title - referring to a very early maximum sea ice extent - ended with a question mark, because it was far from sure whether the preliminary max reached on February 15th would remain standing. This is because of the oscillatory nature of the f...
Ok Jim without naming names here is the exact question/answer I got.question={Hello, A question for you. Do you include Greats Lakes ice in your Arctic sea ice data?}reply=[No, we do not include the Great Lakes ice extent/area in the Arctic package. The resolution of the sensors that we use for global sea ice mapping is too coarse.] Which would seem to dovetail with your link [the old product there were not many ice or open water pixels left in the Great Lakes.] If push comes to shove I would forward the email to Neven for veracity but not for public view.
Commented Mar 23, 2015 on Early record, late record at Arctic Sea Ice
Early record, late record
10 days ago I posted a blog post called Mad max. The title - referring to a very early maximum sea ice extent - ended with a question mark, because it was far from sure whether the preliminary max reached on February 15th would remain standing. This is because of the oscillatory nature of the f...
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