The Variability of Arctic Sea Ice Extent from Spring to Summer and Its Linkage to the Decline of SIE in September

Figure 5

As in Figure 3 but for monthly 500 hPa GHT.

(a) Average H500 in June

(b) H500 in Jun/MJ SIE

(c) Average H500 in July

(d) H500 in Jul/JJ SIE

(e) Average H500 in Aug

(f) H500 in Aug/JA SIE