Arctic sea ice thickness information has been updated with NRT data for April 2018 and reprocessed data for March 2018. Daily, weekly and monthly products are available here: Reprocessed, Near-real time
Short Facts
- April sea ice volume in the central Arctic was average (5th lowest / 4th highest) in 8 years of CryoSat-2 observations: 13.45 • 103 km3
- highest: 14.62 • 103 km3 in Apr 2014
- lowest: 12.36 • 103 km3 in Apr 2013
- average: 13.45 • 103 km3
- April mean sea ice thickness in the central Arctic wasabove below average in 8 years of CryoSat-2 observations: 2.14 m
- highest: 2.29 m in Apr 2014
- lowest: 2.03 m in Apr 2013
- average: 2.04 19 m
- Monthly sea ice volume gain (March through April) was above average in 8 years of CryoSat-2 observations: +0.80 • 103 km3
- highest: +1.16 • 103 km3 in Apr 2012
- lowest: +0.54 • 103 km3 in Apr 2014
- average: +0.74 • 103 km3
- Cummulative sea ice volume gain (October through April) was below average in 8 years of CryoSat-2 observations: +7.31 • 103 km3
- highest: +8.94 • 103 km3 in winter 2011/2012
- lowest: +7.17 • 103 km3 in winter 2015/2016
- average: +7.73 • 103 km3
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