Projected decrease in trail access in the Arctic

J. D. Ford; D. G. Clark; L. Copland; T. Pearce; IHACC Research Team; S. L. Harper

doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00685-w

Communications Earth & Environment (Feb 2023)

Projected decrease in trail access in the Arctic

J. D. Ford,
D. G. Clark,
L. Copland,
T. Pearce,
IHACC Research Team,
S. L. Harper

Affiliations

J. D. Ford: Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds
D. G. Clark: Canadian Climate Institute
L. Copland: Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa
T. Pearce: Department Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia
IHACC Research Team
S. L. Harper: School of Public Health, University of Alberta

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00685-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Access to semi-permanent trails on land, water and sea ice in Inuit Nunangat, Canada, is projected to diminish over the next 40 years with lengthening periods of inaccessibility, according to CMIP6 projections coupled with community-developed trail access models.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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