Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Ship Traffic in the Canadian Arctic from 1990 to 2015 + Supplementary Appendix 1: Figs. S1–S7 (See Article Tools)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Dawson, Jackie, Pizzolato, Larissa, Howell, Stephen E.L., Copland, Luke, Johnston, Margaret E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; marine transportation; shipping trends; climate change; Canada; GIS; Northwest Passage; Arctique; transport maritime; tendances d’expédition; changement climatique; SIG; passage du Nord-Ouest; Cambridge Bay; Chesterfield Inlet; Pond Inlet; Arctique*; Baker Lake; Climate change; Northwest passage; Passage du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67736

The limited availability of consistent, longitudinal data sources for marine traffic in Arctic Canada has presented significant challenges for researchers, policy makers, and planners. Temporally and spatially accurate shipping data that reveal historical and current traffic trends are vital to plan...