Arctic Sea Ice

[Noodles]

How much does Arctic Sea Ice (the amount) affect the cold air mass in the Arctic,Siberia region?

 

[jd]

It's really the other way around, meaning the temps are a stronger determining factor to the amount of sea ice. That and storms. Storm keep the waters mixed up and the ice from forming.

With that said, it is a lot easier to get bitterly cold air to develop over ice than open ocean waters.

-John

 

[Noodles]

Thats actually what I was asking.LOL Not the best at wording.I saw A special on the Discovery channel it mentioned how much ice was gone.I was wondering if that had any bearing on why its not super cold so far this winter.
Thanks Chris