Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Atmospheric Emissions from Shipping along the Northern Sea Route

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Nikolai Figenschau, Jinmei Lu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: Arctic shipping; atmospheric emissions; seasonal variability; spatial distribution; Northern Sea Route; envir; geo; Arctic; Barents Sea; Lanes; black carbon; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031359; https://doaj.org/article/9751ed26a0204929aca8880f548f38ca

Large seasonal and spatial variabilities in Arctic shipping and its associated emissions are expected in the future, due to continuous sea ice decline. This study collected ship traffic data and the associated emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), particulat...