CryoSat-2: Arctic Update (May 2018)

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

• Arpil sea ice volume in the central Arctic was 5^th lowest / 4^th highest in 8 years of CryoSat-2 observations: 13.45 • 10³ km_³
  
  • highest: 14.62 • 10³ km³ in Apr 2014
  • lowest: 12.36 • 10³ km³ in Apr 2013
  • average: 13.45 • 10³ km³
• Arpil mean sea ice thickness in the central Arctic was above 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 m
• Monthly sea ice volume gain (March through April) was 3^rd lowest / 6^th highest in 8 years of CryoSat-2 observations: +0.80 • 10³ km_³
  
  • 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 lowest in 8 years of CryoSat-2 observations: +6.52 • 10³ km3
  • highest: +7.38 • 10³ km³ in Mar 2017
  • average: +6.98 • 10³ km³