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Arctic PASSION Online Seminar on Reducing the Risk to Arctic Shipping

Andrew Fleming, Head of the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre at the British Antarctic Survey

Zhang Xinfang, Research Assistant at the Finnish Meteorological Institute

Sierra Beacher, Researcher-in-Residence and Data Scientist at the University of Ottawa

2024-12-04

In this online seminar, Arctic PASSION will present the progress with the Arctic Shipping Service. Based on an analysis of historic shipping activity and new sea ice risk forecasts, the Arctic Shipping Service aims to improve available information about risk to ships operating in sea ice. We will present initial results from an historical analysis of risk for ships operating in the global Arctic from 2015-2022 and give an insight into patterns of recent risk. Additionally, we will present new sea ice risk forecasts based on the POLARIS methodology for assessing operational capabilities and limitations in ice, including feedback from onboard demonstrations of service trials. 

Tools & Resources
Cryosphere-Ocean Interactions
  • Arctic
APECS-Arctic PASSION Online Seminar and Dialogue Series

This seminar was part of the Arctic PASSION Online Seminar and Dialogue Series. This series is a tool to communicate project’s topics, share ideas, plans and results, and to initiate an inclusive and proactive dialogue with people from different groups, backgrounds and career levels. It is targeted to Arctic and Indigenous Youth, Early Career Scientists and other interested audiences.

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