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