U.K. Ministry Of Defense To Declassify Naval Ice Records From Arctic For Climate Scientists - BBC

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As part of the Submarine Estimates of Arctic Turbulence Spectra (SEATS) project, the MoD will release measurements to researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton.

NOC scientist John Allen said that, although the exact positions where readings were taken would remain classified, if measurements were given generic classifications they could be used to study physical attributes of the ocean.

"If you look at a trace of temperature, you can see it wobbling around. But within that there will be particular length scales at which it wobbles," he told BBC News.

"What we can do is to look at whether that changes depending on whether you are under ice or under open water." This, he explained, could tell scientists a lot about how the Arctic is likely to change as it becomes more seasonally ice-free.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17129988