Figure 6.16 Fastest available September trans-Arctic routes from future climate projections. Routes for low emissions (equivalent to achieving the Paris Agreement; RCP2.6, upper row) and high emissions (business-as-usual, RCP8.5; lower row) split into three periods (early-, mid- and late-century), each containing 15 consecutive Septembers. Line weights indicate the relative number of transits using the same route. Faint dashed grey lines indicate the Exclusive Economic Zones (Melia et al., 2016).

Publication: Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic: Perspectives from the Barents Area.

Page number: 151

Type: Map

Caption: Figure 6.16 Fastest available September trans-Arctic routes from future climate projections. Routes for low emissions (equivalent to achieving the Paris Agreement; RCP2.6, upper row) and high emissions (business-as-usual, RCP8.5; lower row) split into three periods (early-, mid- and late-century), each containing 15 consecutive Septembers. Line weights indicate the relative number of transits using the same route. Faint dashed grey lines indicate the Exclusive Economic Zones (Melia et al., 2016).

Location: Arctic ocean

Additional info: September trans-Arctic routes 2015-2090

Copyright: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2017

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