Multi-Year Sea Ice Conditions in the Northwest Passage: 1968–2020

• Published in: Atmosphere-Ocean
• Main Authors: Howell, Stephen, Babb, David G, Landy, Jack Christopher, Brady, Michael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Cape Horn; Northwest Passage; Pacific; Parry; Beaufort Sea; Northern Sea Route; Northwest passage; Parry Channel; Queen Elizabeth Islands; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27687; https://doi.org/10.1080/07055900.2022.2136061

The Northwest Passage is often referred to as the “Holy Grail” of ship navigation as it provides a shorter route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans compared to the Northern Sea Route, Panama Canal, Suez Canal, and transiting around Cape Horn. Here, we summarize 52 years of observed multi-yea...