Hey everyone! 🎉 Have you heard about China’s awesome new icebreaker ship called Jidi? It just started its first big mission in the icy waters of Liaodong Bay, which is in the Bohai Sea off the northern coast of China!
Jidi, which means “Polar Region” in Chinese, is about 90 meters long and 17.8 meters wide—that’s like the length of a football field! 🏈 It weighs 4,600 tonnes and can travel up to 14,000 nautical miles without stopping. That’s really far! 🌍
The Jidi is on a special mission to study sea ice development. What does that mean? Well, scientists are trying to learn more about how ice forms and melts in the ocean. This helps them predict the weather better and understand climate change. ☀️❄️
A team of 20 scientists from 12 different schools and research centers in China are on board. They’re studying all kinds of cool stuff like hydrology (that’s the science of water), meteorology (the study of weather), biology, chemistry, and even ice surface spectroscopy (which is about studying the light that bounces off ice). 🌊🌬️🔬
Their research can help make things safer for ships that sail through icy waters. It can also help oil and gas platforms prepare for extreme weather. Plus, they might learn more about animals like the spotted seal that live in these cold places! 🦭
Isn’t it amazing how science helps us understand our planet better? Who knows, maybe one day you’ll be a scientist exploring the icy seas too! 🌊❄️
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
