Arctic sea ice thickness information has been updated with NRT data for February 2018 and reprocessed data for January 2018. Daily, weekly and monthly products are available here: Reprocessed, Near-real time
Short Facts
February sea ice volume in the central Arctic was 6th lowest / 3rd highest in 8 years of CryoSat-2 observations: 11.61 • 103 km3
highest: 12.75 • 103 km3 in Feb 2014
lowest: 9.17 • 103 km3 in Feb 2013
average: 11.32 • 103 km3
February mean sea ice thickness in the central Arctic was 6th lowest / 3rd highest in 8 years of CryoSat-2 observations: 1.89 m
highest: 12.75 • 103 km3 in Feb 2014
lowest: 9.17 • 103 km3 in Feb 2013
average: 1.85 m
Monthly sea ice volume gain (January through February) was 3rd lowest / 6th highest in 8 years of CryoSat-2 observations: +1.17 • 103 km3
highest: +1.64 • 103 km3 in Feb 2014 (potential retrieval anomaly, under investigation)
lowest: +0.64 • 103 km3 in Feb 2013 (potential retrieval anomaly, under investigation)
average: +1.28 • 103 km3
Cummulative sea ice volume gain (October through February) was 3rd lowest / 6th highest in 8 years of CryoSat-2 observations: +5.46 • 103 km3
highest: +6.42 • 103 km3 in Feb 2012
lowest: +4.72 • 103 km3 in Fev 2013 (potential retrieval anomaly, under investigation)