Shandong Laizhou Bay sea ice conditions increase over 6000 square kilometers of sea ice

 North Sea Branch of State Oceanic Administration

past few days, Laizhou Bay ice conditions has been increasing, photo Sanshandao ice fishing vessels outside. Reporter Guo Jianzheng Photo

newspaper Qingdao January 23 (Reporter Meng Yan) 23, a reporter from the North Sea Branch of State Oceanic Administration, was informed by the frequent cold air near the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea and Jiaozhou Bay waters north of rapid development of ice conditions, especially in areas of aquaculture, ports, oil platforms, and other inhabited islands may be more severe sea ice conditions. In particular, increasing the Laizhou Bay ice conditions, from blue to yellow alert warning to upgrade.


North Sea Branch of State Oceanic Administration, the use of satellite remote sensing analysis of satellite data interpretation, the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea north of 23 Sea Ice conditions in general has increased. The northern part of Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea ice can monitor the distribution area of approximately 33,511 square kilometers (22 to 32,455 square kilometers). National Marine forecast sets expected in the next 3 days Liaodong Bay of Bohai sea ice extent will reach 60-70, the formation of ice generally 10-20 cm thick ice, the maximum ice thickness of 35 cm; ice in Bohai Bay the biggest range of 10-20 nautical miles generally 5-15 cm thick ice, the maximum ice thickness of 25 cm; Laizhou Bay, the largest range of ice about 30 miles, generally 5-15 cm thick ice, the maximum ice thickness of 20 cm; Yellow Sea ice north of the maximum range of about 25 knots, the general 5-15 cm thick ice, the maximum ice thickness of 25 cm.

23 日 4 pm on the outer edge of the ice line of 39 sea miles of Laizhou Bay, Laizhou Bay area of 6725 square kilometers of sea ice cover, reaching grade Ⅲ alarm (yellow) standard; outside the ice in Liaodong Bay edge line of 69 sea miles, to alert level IV (blue) standard; Bohai Bay, the outer line of ice 24 miles; Yellow Sea, 12 nautical miles line north of the outer edge of the ice; Jiaozhou Bay, the outer line of ice 1.2 sea miles. North Sea Forecast Center, State Oceanic Administration released the Laizhou Bay ice Ⅲ level alarm (yellow), sea ice in Liaodong Bay alert level IV (blue).

reminded by the frequent cold air near the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea and Jiaozhou Bay waters of the northern ice conditions developed rapidly, especially in areas of aquaculture, ports, oil platforms, inhabited islands and other waters may be more severe ice conditions. Aquaculture, fishing, marine transportation, oil exploration, port and other marine construction operations departments and the public, pay close attention to changes in the local ice conditions and sea ice warning information, good anti-icing ice-work; island residents do good life, production and other materials prepared. Sea Ice quality of soft, weak capacity, not the ice activities.