In 2008, Mark Serreze incorrectly forecast an ice-free North Pole – based on the fact that it was covered with thin first-year ice. Cryosat shows below that MYI (black line) has grown substantially in extent since then.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13829785
PIOMAS continues to show record low volumes of ice, despite all indications to the contrary that the ice is thickening.
http://psc.apl.washington.edu/
If PIOMAS is correct, we’ll see essentially zero ice in the summer within 5 years, so it won’t take long to evaluate it.
-Scott
The sea ice volume buildup since 2008 appears to mirror the drop in Arctic Ocean Heat content: From Bob Tisdale
http://i53.tinypic.com/214s085.jpg
lol, yes, but people aren’t quite ready to hear that the oceans are cooling a bit…… yet.
It’s going to be great watching how the sea ice thickness changes with tim thanks this new tool. Lets hope they have a public facing website with some weekly or daily maps / graphs.
Andy