The winds have stopped blowing in the Arctic which is why the ice edge has stopped moving.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOk_16eNrNE]
The winds have stopped blowing in the Arctic which is why the ice edge has stopped moving.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOk_16eNrNE]
Steven,
Thanks for all the work you do putting together animations and presentations on Arctic ice and other climate topics. It is instructional and informative for the interested non-specialist like me.
If the winds don’t pick up, does that mean that this year’s ice melt is just about complete? There is certainly no sign of a significant warm spell in the High Arctic any time soon.
When the winds return, they ice will start compacting again. That is not forecast for at least a few days.
What about larger weather patterns? Is the arctic oscillation setting up for favorable conditions for ice or unfavorable?