2011 Continues To Track 2006

13 Responses to 2011 Continues To Track 2006

1. AndyW says:

   August 9, 2011 at 5:25 pm

   Is this modified from the Denmark site Steve? I think from memory they use 30% and not 15% and you use that because it means less prone to wind compaction / expansion, is that correct?

   Andy

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   • stevengoddard says:

     August 9, 2011 at 5:26 pm

     JAXA. I provided a link.

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     • AndyW says:

       August 9, 2011 at 5:28 pm

       Doh, as penance I will take back my free 4 LCD tv screens I picked up from Argos in London today via the broken window

       😀

       A man not called Andy and wearing a face mask.

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     • mkelly says:

       August 9, 2011 at 6:02 pm

       http://video.foxnews.com/v/1099552833001/tsunami-smashes-antarctic-ice-shelf/

       Found this and thought you might be interested.

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2. Peter Ellis says:

   August 9, 2011 at 6:11 pm

   Please post another of these at the minimum itself, it’ll be interesting to see if the “tracking” continues. Personally, I give it less than a week before 2011 goes below the 2006 minimum, so I’m glad you squeaked this one in under the line for the record.

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   • stevengoddard says:

     August 9, 2011 at 6:15 pm

     And how will that change anything?

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     • Peter Ellis says:

       August 9, 2011 at 6:38 pm

       It will make it harder for you to claim it’s “tracking” 2006 when it keeps on going once it’s well below 2006. I predict a lack of these posts after about 16/08/11, though I’ll be glad to be proved wrong. Incidentally, how’s your forecast of a slow ten days coming along?
       http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/dmi-forecast-for-tomorrow/#comment-76800

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       • stevengoddard says:

         August 9, 2011 at 6:45 pm

         It has been within 10% of 2006 all year.
     • Chris says:

       August 9, 2011 at 11:16 pm

       It has been within 8% of 2007 all year.
       How exactly can you say that it is tracking 2006 and not 2007?

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3. Scott says:

   August 9, 2011 at 6:26 pm

   My JAXA daily minimum prediction:

   4534303 km^2

   -Scott

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4. gator69 says:

   August 9, 2011 at 6:31 pm

   Sunset and sunrise times for 2011 are tracking with 2006 too! I wonder if there is a connection?

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5. Andy WeissDC says:

   August 9, 2011 at 9:30 pm

   The number of angels on the head of a pin have also not changed very much since 2006.

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   • Latitude says:

     August 9, 2011 at 10:01 pm

     What would be a hoot is if the wind changed direction for some reason….
     and scattered the ice all over the Arctic
     ….even the smallest bit of water throws the satellites off
     so they wouldn’t know what to measure

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