Melting ice, growing trade?

Abstract Large reductions in Arctic sea ice, most notably in summer, coupled with growing interest in Arctic shipping and resource exploitation have renewed interest in the economic potential of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). Two key constraints on the future viability of the NSR pertain to bathymetr...

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Main Authors: Sami Bensassi, Julienne C. Stroeve, Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso, Andrew P. Barrett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioOne 2016-05-01
Series:Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
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Online Access:http://elementascience.org/article/info:doi/10.12952/journal.elementa.000107