Types of ice conditions

Since October 01, 2017 Federal state Institution “Administration of the Northern Sea Route” has stopped publications of forecasts of types of ice conditions ("light", "medium", "heavy") for the Laptev sea, East Siberian sea, Chukchi sea with the termination of Institute AARI of release of these forecasts for the winter period of navigation (October-June) due to the lack of a technique of the forecast of types of ice conditions for this period.