Sea ice conditions and navigability through the Northeast Passage in the past 40 years based on remote-sensing data

• Published in: International Journal of Digital Earth
• Main Authors: Miao Yu, Peng Lu, Zhiyuan Li, Zhijun Li, Qingkai Wang, Xiaowei Cao, Xiaodong Chen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
• Subjects: arctic navigation; northeast passage; sea ice concentration; air temperature; surface wind; Mathematical geography. Cartography; GA1-1776; Arctic; East Siberian Sea; Kara Sea; laptev; Northeast Passage; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2020.1860144; https://doaj.org/article/946be7925e284fc6bb2d4072727083aa

Sea ice conditions and navigability along four typical routes of the Northeast Passage (NEP) are analysed using remote-sensing data from 1979 to 2019. The influence of air temperature (Tair) and surface wind on the sea ice concentration (SIC) and the navigability of routes is determined. It is found...