News about Greenland, ice

ICESat-2 Derived Sea Ice Melt Pond Characteristics from the Density-Dimension Algorithm, V3, is now available at the NSIDC DAAC. This data provides locations and depths of melt ponds in the Multi-Year Arctic Sea Ice Region. Learn more and get data: bit.ly/3JVd0U2

Where will sea level rise most from ice sheet melt? Sea level rise from ice sheet loss will not be uniform and sea levels near melting ice sheets will likely fall. Learn more: nsidc.org/learn/ask-scientist/where-will-sea-level-rise-most-ice-sheet-melt

April 2024 data is now available from GIOMAS for both Antarctic sea-ice thickness/volume (zacklabe.com/antarctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/) and global sea-ice volume (zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-extent-conc/). No new monthly records.

A large portion of the #Arctic Ocean is still covered with sea ice in May. However, the edges are observing warming at the surface of the ocean over the recent satellite-era. [Data from OISSTv2.1. For more info: doi.org/10.25923/e8jc-f342] pic.twitter.com/UBy66z9Yli