National Ice Center Updates - Week Of August 13-17 2007

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Barents Sea NW - Svalbard 100% ice-free:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Barents_Sea/Barents_Sea_North/2007/Northwest/currentcolor.pdf

Barents Sea NE - About 50% of Franz Josef Land ice-free or down to less than 1/10th:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Barents_Sea/Barents_Sea_North/2007/Northeast/currentcolor.pdf

Chukchi Sea - 100% ice-free to beyond 73N:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/west_arctic/Chukchi_Sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Beaufort Sea - patchy south of 73rd parallel - substantial breakup north of 73:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/beaufort_sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Canadian Arctic West - archipelago ice breaking up rapidly - Amundsen's passage open:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/Canadian_Arctic_West/2007/currentcolor.pdf

East Siberian Sea - some 30% pack ice beyond 75 North, some thicker patches north of that:

http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/East_Siberian_Sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf