National Ice Center Updates - Week Of August 27 - 31 2007

[hatrack]

Northwest Passage wide open on route south of Victoria Island, pretty much open on the Melville Island route:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/Canadian_Arctic_West/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Chukchi Sea 100% ice-free:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/west_arctic/Chukchi_Sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Beaufort Sea - substantial 1-3/10ths coverage beyond 73N, mostly 1-3/10ths below it:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/west_arctic/Chukchi_Sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf

East Siberian Sea - one little chunk of 7-8/10ths coverage at 165E 78N:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/East_Siberian_Sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf

High Arctic West 1 - Largely ice-free to 83N from 180E to 130E:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/East_Siberian_Sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf

High Arctic East - Fairly substantial areas of 7-8/10ths coverage within 150 miles of North Pole:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/East_Siberian_Sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf

For all reference grids & links, please see:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/products/arctic/index.htm

[Forkboy]

1. Ironically,the lack of ice is chilling.

:scared: