2021-2022 has been another (third during the last 10 years) extremely mild season in the recent history of the Caspian. Majority of ice cover was gone after the first week of March. However, winter has tried to keep its grip on the region with recurring ice formation along the northern coast during two cold snaps before final clearance end of last week.
Ice Season from Space
Scroll through selection of remote sensing images below to see how ice cover developed t hrough the course of winter.
Ice & Metocean Observations
The following video is a daily time lapse of ice and metocean observations for the whole season
Kashagan Marine Access Channel
It was the first ice season that offshore section of Kashagan MAC has experienced ice season.