Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019
Abstract Climate change is strongly impacting the Arctic environment, leading to rapid sea ice loss. In some sectors, the retreating ice edge is perceived as an opportunity to expand and develop economic activities. Previous studies show this development in the Canadian and Russian Arctic. This pape...
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crspringernat:10.1038/s41598-020-74064-2 2023-05-15T14:47:04+02:00 Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 Stocker, Alexandra N. Renner, Angelika H. H. Knol-Kauffman, Maaike SALIENSEAS ARC-Change ArcticInfo University Of Umea 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74064-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-74064-2.pdf https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-74064-2 en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Scientific Reports volume 10, issue 1 ISSN 2045-2322 Multidisciplinary journal-article 2020 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74064-2 2022-01-04T12:34:24Z Abstract Climate change is strongly impacting the Arctic environment, leading to rapid sea ice loss. In some sectors, the retreating ice edge is perceived as an opportunity to expand and develop economic activities. Previous studies show this development in the Canadian and Russian Arctic. This paper examines mobility patterns of cruise ships and fishing vessels around Svalbard, a major hotspot of maritime activity and retreating sea ice cover, in relation to sea ice variability between August 2012 and September 2019. The results show a slight overall increase in fisheries and cruise activity, as well as remarkable trends of stretching operational seasons and expanding navigational areas in these sectors. Overall increasing activity and changing mobility patterns provoke a discussion about the implications for safe navigation and sustainable management, thus raising issues of high pan-Arctic relevance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Sea ice Svalbard Springer Nature (via Crossref) Arctic Svalbard Scientific Reports 10 1 |
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Abstract Climate change is strongly impacting the Arctic environment, leading to rapid sea ice loss. In some sectors, the retreating ice edge is perceived as an opportunity to expand and develop economic activities. Previous studies show this development in the Canadian and Russian Arctic. This paper examines mobility patterns of cruise ships and fishing vessels around Svalbard, a major hotspot of maritime activity and retreating sea ice cover, in relation to sea ice variability between August 2012 and September 2019. The results show a slight overall increase in fisheries and cruise activity, as well as remarkable trends of stretching operational seasons and expanding navigational areas in these sectors. Overall increasing activity and changing mobility patterns provoke a discussion about the implications for safe navigation and sustainable management, thus raising issues of high pan-Arctic relevance. |
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Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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sea ice variability and maritime activity around svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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