Cross-posted from the Canadian geog list.
Dr Jon Cloke
LCEDN/MEGS Research Associate
Geography Department
Loughborough University
Loughborough LE11 3TU
Office: 01509 228193
Mob: 07984 813681
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From: [log in to unmask] [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Beckwith [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 28 August 2012 02:37
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Subject: [Caglist] August 27th presentation on sea ice massacre...details over last month from ice flow patterns
Sea ice is still on path to complete destruction by September 30th, 2012. In the beginning of August two different cyclones merged to form one massive cyclone that had maximum ice destruction on August 7th. This cyclone churned up and mechanically ripped up the ice, brought warm salty water up from depth to increase melting, and exported huge amounts of ice out into the Atlantic Ocean. A further cyclone cause additional destruction which peaked on August 19th. Since then the "normal" ice flow patterns consisting of the Beaufort Gyre and Trans-polar Drift have been exporting large quantiities of ice out into the Atlantic via the Fram Strait north of Greenland... details here in my new presentation:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByLujhsHsxP7OXliVnN4T3lnekE/edit
Regards,
Paul
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