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SUBMITTER: Gascard JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5673867 | biostudies-other | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gascard Jean-Claude JC Riemann-Campe Kathrin K Gerdes Rüdiger R Schyberg Harald H Randriamampianina Roger R Karcher Michael M Zhang Jinlun J Rafizadeh Mehrad M
Ambio 20171201 Suppl 3
The ability to forecast sea ice (both extent and thickness) and weather conditions are the major factors when it comes to safe marine transportation in the Arctic Ocean. This paper presents findings focusing on sea ice and weather prediction in the Arctic Ocean for navigation purposes, in particular along the Northeast Passage. Based on comparison with the observed sea ice concentrations for validation, the best performing Earth system models from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (I ...[more]