Scientists from Australia and china have recently signed a deal under which both the countries will share information on predicting the growth of sea ice in Antarctic waters.

According to ABC news, the agreement was signed between China's National Marine Environment Forecasting Centre and Australia's Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) in Hobart city.

CRC’s acting Chief Executive Mark Kelleher said the agreement requires Australian and Chinese scientists to share information about sea ice conditions around the region.

“This agreement is about us pooling our capabilities, so that we can become better at forecasting where the sea ice difficulties are going to be and therefore helping navigation processes”, he said.

Kelleher further said both the nations have joined hands for 30 years that will prove beneficial for vessels that get stuck in the sea ice.

Experts said that unpredictable ice conditions can create troubles for scientific and resupply operations in Antarctica. These issues have raised need for a more reliable method of forecasting.

Kelleher said this partnership will put them in a strong position to take a lead in developing the models and techniques required to provide reliable sea ice forecasting to aid Antarctic shipping.

In some past years interest in the Antarctic, majorly in relation to its importance to understand climate change, has increased.

Marine glaciologist Jan Lieser has highly appreciated the move. He said that for ships to get out of the icy zone, it is very important to find the easiest and most efficient and safe route.