Variation of sea ice and perspectives of the Northwest Passage in the Arctic Ocean

The continued warming of the Arctic atmosphere and ocean has led to a record retreat of sea ice in the last decades. This retreat has increased the probability of the opening of the Arctic Passages in the near future. The Northwest Passage (NWP) is the most direct shipping route between the Atlantic...

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Main Authors: Jin-Lei Chen, Shi-Chang Kang, Jun-Ming Guo, Min Xu, Zhi-Min Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-08-01
Series:Advances in Climate Change Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674927821000265