On Thursday, 13 October 2016 08:05:03 UTC+1, wrote:
On Wednesday, 12 October 2016 12:41:53 UTC+1, N_Cook wrote:
Has there ever been an observable double minima in the ice area , if
there is sustained elevasted temps and sustained storminess over the Arctic?
All I can find is decadal average plots, for earlier records.
Presumably any second minimum would not be so deep as the initial one,
but what effect would any such double minimum have on ice recovery?

Quit often?

Are you going to answer a question there is no answer to?
Nor question too unlesss you missed question two.

As I've said many times baa none.

Is that another record?

and referred to Ant'NSIDEC to support the view, of short-arsed changes in ice extent are down to 0.6 degrees. If warmer conditions develop in an area of vulnerable ice mid-sept, the melt there will exceed the freezing overall and a 'double dip' will be observed.

Bloody hell I was making a mockery of this post and I don't need to.

Really, there's only one minimum and the rest is down to the weather - with the caveat that Arctic Warning over time will drive the ice extent low down over time. That's a given, unless things change.

Someone is going to put rocks on the ice or what?

The minimum has little effect on the rate of ice recovery, as seen in many years. Even after a new record, freezing is swift. It's dark and cold in the Arctic and freezing will happen, whatever has happened in the melt season, some weeks previously.

Sliptumber you mean?
Octoblover perhaps?
Novunder?
Deepcember...
But since the heat content of an ocean the size of Antarctica has never been measured, temperatures can only be superficial indicators or has you glowballs got snowballs?

And what will the environmentits have to say about you placing weights on ice? Or is that wet sheep taking a metaphorphor a ride?