Mastodawn

Here's an end of 2023 comparison between the "modelled" #PIOMAS #Arctic #SeaIce volume metric, and the "measured" #CryoSat2/#SMOS equivalent:

Plus the associated thickness maps:

@ZLabe the #piomas chart is IMO a clearer visualisation as the intercept with zero is 'accessible', assuming a stochastically linear decrease.

Here's the May mid month #PIOMAS gridded #Arctic #SeaIce thickness map and volume graph. The latter has taken a bit of a tumble recently:

The 2023 #Arctic #SeaIce maximum #extent may already have occurred.

However, what is certain is that the #UniversityOfWashington's
#Polar Science Center's #PIOMAS modelled sea ice #thickness data for February 2023 has been released:

It reveals some of the thickest sea ice remaining in the Arctic Ocean taking the #FramStrait exit from the Central Arctic.