Analysis on the characteristics of the temporal and spatial variation of near-surface meteorological parameters affecting the navigation in Arctic passage in summer

Tian Zhongxiang; Sun Hulin; Li Zhiqiang; Song Xiaojiang; Meng Shang; Chen Zhikun; Li Min; Li Bingrui

doi:10.12284/hyxb2022133

Volume 44 Issue 11

Nov. 2022

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Tian Zhongxiang，Sun Hulin，Li Zhiqiang, et al. Analysis on the characteristics of the temporal and spatial variation of near-surface meteorological parameters affecting the navigation in Arctic passage in summer[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2022, 44(11)：12–30 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2022133

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Analysis on the characteristics of the temporal and spatial variation of near-surface meteorological parameters affecting the navigation in Arctic passage in summer

doi: 10.12284/hyxb2022133

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Key Laboratory of Marine Hazards Forecasting, National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100081, China
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Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai 200136, China

Received Date: 2021-12-14
Rev Recd Date: 2022-05-28

Available Online: 2022-08-02

Publish Date: 2022-11-03

Abstract

Abstract

Based on the ERA5 reanalysis data and the meteorological observation data obtained during Chinese Arctic Research Expeditions, the temporal and spatial variation characteristics of the key near-surface meteorological parameters that influence ship navigation in the Arctic passages in summer are analyzed. The results show that the weather conditions in July and August are the most suitable for ship navigation in the Arctic passages. The low temperature, strong wind and huge wave weather increase significantly in September, which impacts ship navigation greatly. The weather in October is even worse, posing a quit challenge to ship navigation. Low temperature mainly occurs in the middle of each passage, and strong wind and huge wave are concentrated in the areas at both ends of the passages. Both the strong wind probability and huge wave probability show a decreasing tendency in the entire Arctic passages in summer with large interannual changes except for the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea in October and the central Arctic in summer. According to the observation data, it is found that the northeast passage has the poorest visibility, the northwest passage has the best visibility, and the trans-Arctic passage has moderate visibility.
- Arctic passage,
- temperature,
- wind speed,
- significant wave height,
- visibility

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