Plus notes on the ARCUS sea ice forecasting contest As I pointed out on September 16th in Sea Ice News Volume 4 Number 5: No ice free Arctic this year…
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Sea Ice News Volume 4 Number 5: No ice free Arctic this year – it appears that Arctic sea ice has turned the corner
It looks like the Maslowski Countdown has ended early and there will be no “ice free Arctic” as predicted this year. From NSIDC, which has a 5 day average in…
JAXA timing worst ever – switching Arctic Sea Ice software, right as the minimum is about to happen
It looks as if we are about to see the turn in Arctic sea ice, and if so it will be earlier than last year. But right at that same…
Sea Ice News Volume 4 #2 – The 2013 Sea Ice Forecast Contest
The race to forecast the minimum is on again. Will it be another Serreze death spiral media opportunity? Or will it be ho-hum- nothing to see here, move along? Once…
Sea Ice News Volume 3 number 13 – 2012 Arctic sea ice minimum reached, it's all gain from here
I’ve been watching the JAXA sea ice data on the WUWT sea ice page intently for the last few days. Click to enlarge. I was ready to call the minimum…
'Doppler radar' for solar storm detection
Rice researcher part of team that used Doppler shifts to ID phenomenon; may help predict space weather HOUSTON – (July 2, 2012) – Doppler measurements that help track storms on…
Ocean temperatures can predict Amazon fire season severity
From the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center GREENBELT, Md. — By analyzing nearly a decade of satellite data, a team of scientists led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine…
In space, there are no Jiffy Lubes
Dr. Roy Spencer reports that AMSR-E shut down today, too much torque on the rotating element, and all it needs to keep going is a lube job. AMSR-E Ends 9+…
Sea Ice News: Arctic sea ice "may" have turned the corner
UPDATES: New NSIDC data and a press release from them added below. While some folks (Joe Romm in particular) are touting the recent University of Bremen press release suggesting a…
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