The potential impact of climate change on Great Lakes international shipping

Climatic Change

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 629-652

  Millerd, Frank ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES; ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; GREAT LAKES; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; ICE COVER; LAKE LEVELS; LOW WATER; MODERATE CLIMATE; MOVING CARGO; NATURALLY OCCURRING; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PREVENTIVE MEASURES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAKES; OPERATING COSTS; SHIPS; WATER LEVELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARGO; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXPORT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ICE COVER; IMPORT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAKE LEVEL; NAVIGATION; SHIPPING; WATER LEVEL;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 78651478008     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-010-9872-z     Document Type: Article

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