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Science advocate and communicator tweeting about #ClimateChange #environment #Science #Arctic #SciComm. Sometimes inclined to social commentary.
Jul 19, 2020 7 tweets 4 min read
Historic “blue ocean event” for the #Siberian side of the Arctic?

I wanted to summarize and clarify a exchange between @ZLabe and myself related to a potential for a “blue ocean event” BOE or ice-free condition for the Siberian side of the #Arctic by the September low. 1/7 The #Arctic ocean is divided large regions as indicated on the map on the right. Zack combines sea ice data from three of these regions; region 3, 4 and 5,which are the East Siberian, the Laptev and Kara Sea respectively. The result is the chart on the right. 2/7