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

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Figenschau, Nikolai, Lu, Jinmei
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Barents Sea; Lanes; black carbon; Northern Sea Route; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26355; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031359

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...