Arctic Sea Ice Webcams

[J10]

It has been requested for a pinned thread to show the latest Sea Ice web cams in the Arctic, and here it is.

Currently as expected the Arctic is Frozen, however they may well change during the year.

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery_np.html

Current Picture as at April 20

Please feel free to add latest pictures through the year.

[Chris Knight]

It has been requested for a pinned thread to show the latest Sea Ice web cams in the Arctic, and here it is.

Currently as expected the Arctic is Frozen, however they may well change during the year.

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery_np.html

Current Picture as at April 20

Please feel free to add latest pictures through the year.

Thanks J1:good:

[J10]

Latest Image as at 10 May, no thaw but no thaw as expected at this time of year.

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[J10]

Unfortunately it seems as if there will be no further Arctic ice images this summer.

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery_np.html

[Gray-Wolf]

That's areal pity!

S'pose there's no-one currently up there to give it a thump (as useful as hoping it'll pop back into transmitting in my world of elec-trickery.....)

[Chris Knight]

Here's the latest - no melt this year yet, apparently!

[J10]

The temperature has yet to climb above -1degC, according to the sensors at the site, but the drifts may be showing some signs of melting due to the summer sun, as you point out GW. The temperature last year at this time, was a degree or so above zero, and melt pools were already apparent, as the following snapshot shows.

The 2009 melt seems to be slower and later than 2008 was.

True the 2009 looks "closer " to what it should be at this time of year.

[J10]

The 2009 North Pole picture at the moment looks better than recent averages.

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/latest/noaa1.jpg

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/detect/ice-npole.shtml

[J10]

Melt pools have started to appear on the Arctic Web cam, but late compared to recent year.

[Gray-Wolf]

Melt pools, being noticeably darker than the snow cover, reduce the albedo of the pack and allow more energy to be absorbed.

The date of the appearance of the melt pools would only be significant (IMHO) if we could guarantee that the pack is the same thickness as previous years and the conditions from now until the end of melt season also mirror previous years.

For me it is another 'wait and see' thing!

[MR EXTREMES]

how about thease for pics i dont know when they where taken but pretty dramatic maybe its worse than i could imagine although i have a open mind but still looks pretty bad.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Arctic-Glaciers-Greenpeace-Photos-Massive-Cracking-Revealed-Off-Greenland-Coast/Media-Gallery/200907315343309?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Page_Strap_Teaser_Region_0&lid=GALLERY_15343309_Arctic_Glaciers_Greenpeace_Photos%3A_Massive_Cracking_Revealed_Off_Greenland_Coast

[BUSHY]

Mmm looks like a canoe excusion to me. Certainly not the Arctic itself and nothing to do with proof. Note the lack of supporting data/information. Typical.

[Gray-Wolf]

Mmm looks like a canoe excusion to me. Certainly not the Arctic itself and nothing to do with proof. Note the lack of supporting data/information. Typical.

I think you'll find those folk have now pulled back from the Petermann Glacier as it's about to calve a berg the size of Manhattan island......nothing really eh?

[J10]

Latest Arctic Webcam

[Chris Knight]

The cam has tilted a bit in the last few days:

[J10]

I noticed that, I would imagine this is due to the ice area the camera thawing at least for a time, and perhaps then re-freezing with the camera at the different angle.

[Chris Knight]

By way of light relief, here is a video of ice overwhelming barriers around a small offshore island oil drilling platform in Alaska

video

[masheeuk]

I think you'll find those folk have now pulled back from the Petermann Glacier as it's about to calve a berg the size of Manhattan island......nothing really eh?

I have been trying to find pictures of this do you have any please

[Gray-Wolf]

I have been trying to find pictures of this do you have any please

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17465-arctic-glacier-to-lose-manhattansized-tongue.html

Best I can do is link you to the piece I saw

[masheeuk]

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17465-arctic-glacier-to-lose-manhattansized-tongue.html

Best I can do is link you to the piece I saw

Thanks for that. The whirlpools are a massive surprise. I think some of the videos of glacier break ups are just as spectacular as some of the extreme weather videos some people have filmed hence asking for links.

[BARRY]

Did not no where to put this ,But i think this is suitable,fantastic shot of the full moon rising over the frozen sea

[Jan]

What a fantastic shot, where did you get it?

[Gray-Wolf]

What a fantastic shot, where did you get it?

Looks like my back garden at the mo.....

[Gray-Wolf]

Camera's up and running!

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery_np.html