Revisiting Trans-Arctic Maritime Navigability in 2011–2016 from the Perspective of Sea Ice Thickness

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Zhou, Xiangying, Min, Chao, Yang, Yijun, Landy, Jack Christopher, Mu, Longjiang, Yang, Qinghua
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450; Arctic; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; East Siberian Sea; Laptev Sea; Northwest Passage; Arctic Archipelago; Beaufort Sea; laptev; Northern Sea Route; Northwest passage; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/22642; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13142766

Arctic navigation has become operational in recent decades with the decline in summer sea ice. To assess the navigability of trans-Arctic passages, combined model and satellite sea ice thickness (CMST) data covering both freezing seasons and melting seasons are integrated with the Arctic Transportat...