Sea ice in Liaodong Bay. Photo courtesy of Beihai Forecasting and Disaster Mitigation Center
China News Service, Dalian, January 27 (Reporter Yang Yi) Monitoring data released by the Beihai Forecasting and Disaster Mitigation Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China on the 27th showed that on that day, the sea ice area of Liaodong Bay reached 15,003 square kilometers, covering 49.03% of the sea surface of Liaodong Bay. . The Beihai District Marine Forecast Station of the Ministry of Natural Resources issued a blue warning for sea ice in Liaodong Bay.
With the recent cold wave and strong cold air coming to the Northeast, ice conditions in Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Sea have developed rapidly. According to the latest satellite remote sensing and land shore monitoring data, the maximum outer edge of the floating ice in Liaodong Bay was only 25 nautical miles offshore on January 18. By January 27, it had grown to 68 nautical miles, with the sea ice area reaching 15,003 square kilometers. The sea ice area increased by 1,580 square kilometers compared with the previous day.
Li Ge, chief sea ice forecaster of the Beihai Forecasting and Disaster Reduction Center, said in an interview with reporters that day that in general, the fluctuations of sea ice this winter have been dramatic. Ice conditions have developed rapidly in mid-to-late December and late January. Currently, Liaodong Bay The ice conditions are slightly heavier than the same period in normal years, and the ice conditions in Bohai Bay, Laizhou Bay and the northern Yellow Sea are similar to the same period in normal years.
According to forecasts, ice conditions in the Bohai Sea and northern Yellow Sea will further develop late next week. The North Sea Forecast and Disaster Mitigation Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources reminds relevant departments and the public involved in marine aquaculture, fishery fishing, maritime transportation, oil exploration, ports and terminals, and other offshore construction operations to pay close attention to changes in local ice conditions and issued sea ice warnings (warnings). Report information and do a good job in anti-icing and anti-icing work; island residents should prepare supplies for living and production in advance. (over)