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   UW has updated its PIOMAS sat estimate of Arctic seaice volume to the   
   end of May. They find May averaged around 21520 km3, ranking   
   7th-lowest in the modern record.   
      
   The YTD avg seaice is ~20080 km3 raking 3rd lowest for the period.   
      
   Combining PIOMAS and NASA's estimate of seaice extent gives an avg   
   Arctic thickness of around 1.7m for the month, ranking 4th-lowest in   
   the dataset. May Arctic seaice is currently thinning around 1.7 cm/yr.   
      
   The YTD avg thickness is around 1.46m ranking 5th lowest in the sat era.   
      
      
   The various top10 lists are updated as follows:   
      
   Arctic seaice volume (000s km3):   
   Year	May   
   2017	19.834   
   2019	21.004   
   2016	21.026   
   2011	21.139   
   2018	21.429   
   2020	21.457   
   2021	21.520	<-- new #7   
   2012	21.714   
   2013	21.865   
   2014	21.913   
      
   Arctic seaice avg thickness (m):   
   2017	1.5704   
   2011	1.6671   
   2012	1.6690   
   2013	1.6819   
   2021	1.6998	<-- new #5   
   2019	1.7231   
   2014	1.7254   
   2010	1.7267   
   2020	1.7388   
   2018	1.7522   
      
   YTD (Jan-May) avg PIOMAS volume (000s km3):   
   2017	18.4162   
   2018	19.8358   
   2021	20.0798	<-- new #3   
   2011	20.1110   
   2016	20.3572   
   2019	20.3712   
   2013	20.4136   
   2020	20.4302   
   2012	20.6456   
   2014	20.7812   
      
   YTD (Jan-May) avg thickness (m):   
   2017	1.3566   
   2013	1.4452   
   2012	1.4535   
   2011	1.4562   
   2021	1.4610	<-- new #5   
   2018	1.4785   
   2020	1.4834   
   2014	1.4964   
   2019	1.5010   
   2016	1.5114   
      
      
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