Thursday, October 28, 2010

Old Weather - Our Weather's Past, the Climate's Future

Introduction

Help scientists recover worldwide weather observations made by Royal Navy ships around the time of World War I. These transcriptions will contribute to climate model projections and improve a database of weather extremes. Historians will use your work to track past ship movements and the stories of the people on board.

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1. Follow vessels
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2. Digitise pages
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3. Get promoted

Put your love of the computer, internet and old sail ships to use to help understand the climate. Oh and its almost as fun as posting on Facebook.

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