Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Atmospheric Emissions from Shipping along the Northern Sea Route
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...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/26355 2023-05-15T14:57:46+02:00 Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Atmospheric Emissions from Shipping along the Northern Sea Route Figenschau, Nikolai Lu, Jinmei 2022-01-25 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26355 https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031359 eng eng MDPI Sustainability Figenschau, Lu. Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Atmospheric Emissions from Shipping along the Northern Sea Route. Sustainability. 2022;14(3) FRIDAID 2025148 doi:10.3390/su14031359 2071-1050 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26355 openAccess Copyright 2022 The Author(s) Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2022 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031359 2022-08-24T23:00:01Z 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), particulate matter (PM), and black carbon (BC) along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2013. The aim is to analyze the seasonal and spatial variations in ship traffic and the associated emissions along the NSR. The potential factors for these variations are discussed. The results showed strong seasonal and spatial variations in ship traffic and the associated emissions. In winter and spring, the number of ships and the associated emissions were low and limited to the Barents Sea. In summer, they almost doubled and showed a clear eastward and northward expansion, covering most of the study area and forming trans-Arctic shipping lanes, which remained throughout the autumn. The spatial distribution of emissions was similar to that for ship traffic, showing a decreasing trend from west to east. SO2 and PM peaked one month prior to the others and exhibited relatively high emissions, especially along shipping lanes, which may be linked to the changes in ship and fuel types. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Barents Sea black carbon Northern Sea Route Sea ice University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Arctic Barents Sea Lanes ENVELOPE(18.933,18.933,69.617,69.617) Sustainability 14 3 1359 |
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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), particulate matter (PM), and black carbon (BC) along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2013. The aim is to analyze the seasonal and spatial variations in ship traffic and the associated emissions along the NSR. The potential factors for these variations are discussed. The results showed strong seasonal and spatial variations in ship traffic and the associated emissions. In winter and spring, the number of ships and the associated emissions were low and limited to the Barents Sea. In summer, they almost doubled and showed a clear eastward and northward expansion, covering most of the study area and forming trans-Arctic shipping lanes, which remained throughout the autumn. The spatial distribution of emissions was similar to that for ship traffic, showing a decreasing trend from west to east. SO2 and PM peaked one month prior to the others and exhibited relatively high emissions, especially along shipping lanes, which may be linked to the changes in ship and fuel types. |
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Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Atmospheric Emissions from Shipping along the Northern Sea Route |
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Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Atmospheric Emissions from Shipping along the Northern Sea Route |
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Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Atmospheric Emissions from Shipping along the Northern Sea Route |
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Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Atmospheric Emissions from Shipping along the Northern Sea Route |
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Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Atmospheric Emissions from Shipping along the Northern Sea Route |
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seasonal and spatial variability of atmospheric emissions from shipping along the northern sea route |
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