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Ice information support is a component of hydrometeorological services of ice navigation and other activities in the Arctic that play a decisive role in providing safety and efficiency of sea operations. Multi-year experience of Arctic navigation in Russia has provided several examples of accidents and even losses of men and ships caused by difficult ice and hydrometeorological conditions.
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Smirnov, V., Frolov, I., Grishchenko, V., Mironov, E. (2000). Russian Ice Information Services in the Future. In: Ragner, C.L. (eds) The 21st Century — Turning Point for the Northern Sea Route?. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3228-4_28
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