Sentence examples for maximum sea ice from inspiring English sources
Globally, the minimum and maximum sea ice extents are about 10 million square km and 28 million square km, respectively.
In March 2015 the maximum sea ice extent in the Northern Hemisphere fell to approximately 14.5 million square km, the lowest maximum since record keeping began.
Measured routinely using data obtained from orbiting satellite instruments, the minimum and maximum sea ice extent figures vary annually and by decade.
For comparison, the average maximum sea ice level, based on data from 1980-2010, is 6.04 million square miles, or 431,000 more square miles of ice than there was in 2016.
According to this study, about 10%% of sea ice is produced in the major coastal polynyas, although the total area of the polynyas is only about 1%% of the maximum sea-ice area.
The US National Snow and Ice Data Center recently declared this year's winter maximum for sea ice in the Arctic to be lower than ever, but volume measurements were up on 2013.
The National Snow and Ice Data Center uses a five-day moving average to track such matters, and always waits a few days before announcing a minimum or maximum in sea ice at either pole.
The maximum southern sea ice boundary in the Bering Sea in March is predicted to move north over the next 50 years because of global warming.
The maximum extent of sea ice in winter was at a record low, and the extent in May was the lowest for that month ever, by more than 500,000 sq km. 2) Every month this year has been the hottest on record globally for that month.
Earth in 2017 also experienced a record low maximum extent of sea ice in the Arctic, the continuation of an "unprecedented multiyear coral reef bleaching" event that decimated reefs around the world, and devastating extreme weather, including cyclones and wildfires.
That's according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center and NASA, which released findings Monday showing the maximum extent of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, typically set near the start of spring after the ice has grown all winter -- is at the lowest it's ever been.
