Snow And Ice In The Northern Hemisphere 2011/12

[Rich_Clements]

Compared to last year

Looks about the same to me just a different shape

[EML Network]

here's todays

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Snowscotlands's winter forecast in map form:

[Turnedoutniceagain]

Compared to last year

Looks like a much bigger ice-cap to me !!

[cyclonic happiness]

Snowscotlands's winter forecast in map form:

We are in serious trouble! *packs suitcase and leaves for Mars*

[Radiating Dendrite]

Lets not forget the Grey Wolf or indeed Ian B winter forecast map!

[Lynxus]

Snowscotlands's winter forecast in map form:

That would be awesome fun, However i fear the world would end if the med actually froze lol

[trisnow]

Compared to last year again..

Looks like the Ice melt is slowing. It's made gains on the 2007 minimum now *fingers crossed it stays that way*

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/ims/images/ims_data.jpg

Edited September 9, 2011 by trisnow

[EML Network]

Snowscotlands's winter forecast in map form:

Lets not forget the Grey Wolf or indeed Ian B winter forecast map!

[bybo1999]

Prince Charles’s fears for future of mankind

PRINCE Charles yesterday warned of the "terrifying" prospect of an ice-free Arctic Ocean within a few years

Just seen this on MSN , dont think thats gonna happen myself!! , not after looking at some of the maps posted in this thread , which is a good thread! only just found it , very intersting , thanks.

[cyclonic happiness]

Morning all!

Here is today's exciting bit of stuff!

[Rich_Clements]

That's expanding rapidly

[Isolated Frost]

Massive bands of precipitation are currently moving Siberia - I'd either expect some large melt or large gains soon - probably the former.

Massive bands of precipitation are currently moving through Siberia - I'd either expect some large melt or large gains soon - probably the former.

[NorthernRab]

Considerable growth of snow cover in eastern Siberia and Alaska.

Compared to 2010:

Edited September 10, 2011 by NorthernRab

[trisnow]

That's what we want! More of that please!

[Isolated Frost]

Ah, so that massive precip band I was talking about earlier fell as snow - fantastic!

[BornFromTheVoid]

The snow is growth is going quite well so far this month. Unfortunately, the models show the cool uppers staying over Eastern Siberia and even retreating a little for the next week at least, so little chance of the seeing the white patches moving closer to Europe

[Stormyking]

Looks like we are way up compared to last year snow wise, Lovely jubleyyyyyyyyy!

[Met4Cast]

More snow across Iceland this year too. I love this thread!

As for the snow moving towards Europe, I wouldn't worry too much yet. We're well up on last years levels already, lets hope we can sustain that.

[BornFromTheVoid]

We're well up on 2009 compared to where it was even a week ahead.

[Cymro]

We're well up on 2009 compared to where it was even a week ahead.

One thing of note this year in particular is the strength of ice on it's southern flank and towards greenland, this not seen for many a year.

[ASW]

Another point to make is that even if you get snow in western russia at this time of year it wont last long on the ground, because western russia is on average warmer than eastern russia. I think to bottle up all the cold in eastern siberia is a good thing, meaning that the cold pool won't get diluted by travelling west. Also, remember how scientific research has suggested its the southern extent of snow in October that's important - because southern snow can cause stratospheric warmings - not the longitudinal extent.

Also, there is more precipitation in western russia than east during the winter. It snows north of moscow etc in november/december whereas the further east you go the drier it gets as the autumn progresses.

[Rob]

We're well up on 2009 compared to where it was even a week ahead.

Only just lol! Took me a little while to actually see the difference between the 2.

[High Altitude]

Unfortunately though there is quite a reduction in the perennial ice compared both to 2009 and 2010 which is a worry.

Edit: I suppose the perennial ice is actually in the middle and so pretty solid. The ice reduction around the edges can probably be put down to seasonal variation and current weather patterns. Quite easily rectified under the right conditions at this time of year.

Edited September 11, 2011 by High Altitude

[mardatha]

Have saved this in my favs, will be back daily to check this