Research Article
The Potential of Sino–Russian Energy Cooperation in the Arctic Region and Its Impact on China’s Energy Security
Table 4
Waterway safety impact factors and weights.
| | Classification | Influencing factors and weight | Arctic passage | Strait of Malacca |
| | Hydrology (0.13) | Current and tide (0.21) | 0 | 1 | | Sea ice (0.79) | 0 | 1 |
| | Meteorology (0.34) | Wind (0.32) | 0 | 1 | | Air temperature (0.25) | 0 | 1 | | Visibility (0.43) | 0 | 1 |
| | Channel (0.09) | Channel width (0.28) | 0 | 1 | | Water depth (0.72) | 0 | 1 |
| | Traffic (0.15) | Perfection of national laws and regulations (0.45) | 0 | 1 | | Number of accidents (0.55) | 1 | 0 |
| | Others (0.29) | Port construction (0.17) | 1 | 0 | | Navigation equipment (0.27) | 0 | 1 | | Pirates (0.25) | 1 | 0 | | Icebreaker (0.31) | 1 | 0 |
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