Really valuable information. You are providing a greatly needed service! I don't fancy the trendlines the data you present indicate- .spells trouble for summer and later solar warming of ice-free surface water. With mixing, what happens to all those mega-joules? The Arctic oceanic heat savings account's deposits keep outpacing the withdrawals except for short-term fluctuations. That leads to a place we don't necessarily want to go.
MODIS SAT Imagery of Hudson Bay also shows some very small areas of low or even isolated near ice free conditions along NW coast of the Bay north of Churchill and some spots within James Bay (mainly wind driven low volume ice) - but especially low thickness across much of Hudson Bay (possible record for date) due unseasonably 'warm' winter season
Really valuable information. You are providing a greatly needed service! I don't fancy the trendlines the data you present indicate- .spells trouble for summer and later solar warming of ice-free surface water. With mixing, what happens to all those mega-joules? The Arctic oceanic heat savings account's deposits keep outpacing the withdrawals except for short-term fluctuations. That leads to a place we don't necessarily want to go.
As an aside - the Great Lakes are (unbelievably) nearly ice free.
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/event-tracker/ice-coverage-nearly-nonexistent-across-great-lakes-historical-peak
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CURRENT ANALYSIS: https://usicecenter.gov/pub/iceconc_D9.png
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MODIS SAT Imagery of Hudson Bay also shows some very small areas of low or even isolated near ice free conditions along NW coast of the Bay north of Churchill and some spots within James Bay (mainly wind driven low volume ice) - but especially low thickness across much of Hudson Bay (possible record for date) due unseasonably 'warm' winter season