Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012-2019
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 examine...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-176795 2023-10-09T21:48:23+02:00 Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012-2019 Stocker, Alexandra Renner, Angelika H. H. Knol-Kauffman, Maaike 2020 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-176795 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74064-2 eng eng Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi University Center of the Westfords, Isafordur, Iceland Scientific Reports, 2020, 10:1, http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-176795 doi:10.1038/s41598-020-74064-2 PMID 33046813 ISI:000582687900023 Scopus 2-s2.0-85092520373 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Oceanography Hydrology and Water Resources Oceanografi hydrologi och vattenresurser Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2020 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74064-2 2023-09-22T13:58:55Z 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 Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic Svalbard Scientific Reports 10 1 |
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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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Stocker, Alexandra Renner, Angelika H. H. Knol-Kauffman, Maaike |
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Stocker, Alexandra Renner, Angelika H. H. Knol-Kauffman, Maaike |
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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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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi |
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Arctic Climate change Sea ice Svalbard |
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