Additional Arctic observations improve weather and sea-ice forecasts for the Northern Sea Route

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 16868
• Main Authors: Inoue, Jun, Yamazaki, Akira, Ono, Jun, Dethloff, Klaus, Maturilli, Marion, Neuber, Roland, Edwards, Patti, Yamaguchi, Hajime
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 20.11.2015; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/106/125; 704/844/841; Advection; Data processing; Humanities and Social Sciences; Ice-free periods; multidisciplinary; Science; Sea ice; Severe weather; Temperature; Weather; Weather forecasting; Wind fields; Arctic Ocean

During ice-free periods, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) could be an attractive shipping route. The decline in Arctic sea-ice extent, however, could be associated with an increase in the frequency of the causes of severe weather phenomena and high wind-driven waves and the advection of sea ice could ma...