Changes in sea ice travel conditions in Uummannaq Fjord, Greenland (1985–2019) assessed through remote sensing and transportation accessibility modeling

• Main Authors: Steiro, V. D., Ryan, J. C., Cooley, S. W., Smith, L. C., Dale, B., Lynch, A. H., Veland, S.
• Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
• Subjects: Neuroscience; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Inorganic Chemistry; FOS Chemical sciences; Arctic; Greenland; Uummannaq Fjord; Sea ice; Uummannaq
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14761186.v1; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Changes_in_sea_ice_travel_conditions_in_Uummannaq_Fjord_Greenland_1985_2019_assessed_through_remote_sensing_and_transportation_accessibility_modeling/14761186/1

Shorefast sea ice provides an important platform for winter and spring travel between coastal Arctic communities unconnected by road networks. In the past two decades, local Arctic residents have reported thinning and earlier breakup of shorefast ice. Despite these assertions, however, there are few...