Old Weather Project

The Old Weather project seeks to "recover worldwide weather observations to help improve climate model predictions." Toward that goal, the Old Weather project relies on the power of "citizen science" crowd sourcing to transcribe historical weather patters recorded in logbooks by sailors on research vessels from the 19th and 20th century.

Participants: 
Philip Brohan, Climate Scientist, Met Office Hadley Centre (philip.brohan@metoffice.gov.uk)
Rob Allan, Project Manager, Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions of the Earth (ACRE) at Met Office Hadley Centre
Lucinda Donnachie, Digital Projects Manager, National Maritime Museum
Chris Lintott, Astronomer, University of Oxford
Stuart Lynn, Astronomer, Old Weather
Mark Mollan, Archivist, U.S. National Archives
Afron Smith, Astronomer, University of Oxford
Gordon Smith, Author, Naval-History.net
Kevin Wood, Climate Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Clive Wilkinson, Research Manager, Recovery of Logbooks and International Marine Data (RECLAIM) Project at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tools: 
Zooniverse (citizen science project)
Website URL: 

http://www.oldweather.org/

Sponsor: 
Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth (ACRE)
Citizen Science Alliance
JISC
National Archives and Records Administration
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
National Meteorological Services
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanographic Data Center
Naval-History.net
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Nicholson Whaling Collection at Providence Public Library
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
National Archives, UK
National Maritime Museum
University of Oxford