Arctic Ice in 2011 doing fine per gov. data, too bad they can't read their own charts

3/26/11, "NSIDC jumps the gun," Real Science

NSIDC trumpeted current Arctic Ice was now as low as/ as bad as same date in 2006. A closer look at the chart reveals this is not so:

Real Science: "Not so fast … DMI (Danish Meteorological Institute) shows ice extent increasing and above the two years with the highest summer minimums."

• So the ice is by no means "tied for lowest" in 2006 at this time (and about which records exist only since 1979).

Billions of dollars ride on such mistakes, which in itself shows fraud. These satellite numbers have only been kept since 1979. It is not nearly a long enough time to make global climate statements triggering a global tax on Americans.

• Arctic Sea Ice extent shown in the close-up:

The dark gray line below is 2011, the bright green is 2006. They claim the dark gray line is the same as (as bad as) the green line on the same date. Not so. Close up of their NSIDC chart:

Regular view of NSIDC chart below:

Arctic Sea Ice Extent 2005-2011, Danish Meteorological Institute, Centre for Ocean and Ice. Current Sea Ice extent

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"March 23, 2011

"Annual maximum ice extent reached

"Arctic sea ice extent appeared to reach its maximum extent for the year on March 7, marking the beginning of the melt season. This year's maximum

• tied for the lowest in the satellite record. (Which only began in1979 which in terms of global 'climate' is meaningless. ed)
  

NSIDC will release a detailed analysis of 2010 to 2011 winter sea ice conditions during the

• second week of April."

The high resolution NSIDC chart with their article conflicts with their analysis. They are describing the turquoise line to be as bad as the green line.

Their turquoise line combines 2 years (is not 2011 alone) and it stops well short of the green line which also combines 2 years. It is academic since no one claims meaningful global trends can be determined from climate data dating only from 1979.

via Climate Depot