Multiyear Ice Melt Plummeted in 2009

http://nsidc.org/images/arcticseaicenews/20101206_Figure4_thumb.png

The NSIDC graph above shows something very interesting. From 2000-2008, multiyear ice melt (solid red line) increased every year over the previous year. But in 2009, the amount of melt plummeted by 80%.

This hints that there has been a large shift in Arctic conditions over the last two years. It is a safe bet that there will be more multiyear ice in Spring 2011 than there was in Spring of 2010.

About Tony Heller

Just having fun
This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.

6 Responses to Multiyear Ice Melt Plummeted in 2009

  1. Dave N says:

    The plummet affected their spelling

  2. Ya, but Phil said the Beaufort Sea has rotted ice. So disregard the data.

  3. AndyW says:

    Looking south, does that qualify as the worlds largest iceberg?

    http://www.iup.physik.uni-bremen.de:8084/amsr/antarctic_AMSRE_visual.png

    Andy

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *