DATA RESCUE – Discovery and Recovery of Historic Climatic Observations
LOCATION
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BG
United Kingdom
‘Data rescue’ encompasses the processes of seeking out, preserving and archiving historical datasets. Preservation is achieved by transcribing and digitising original manuscripts, a once-laborious process that has been transformed in the last few years by the use of citizen science projects.
This meeting brought together those who are working to reconstruct, archive and extend climatic records. It evaluated two major citizen science projects – Rainfall Rescue and Weather Rescue at Sea which have harnessed the work of thousands of volunteers to transcribe historic observations on land and sea respectively. Other speakers discussed the extension of the U.K.’s longest unbroken instrumental series (at Oxford’s Radcliffe Observatory) and progress in enhancing land temperature records. The meeting also addressed the cross-cutting themes of the role of metadata and the benefits that are being realised in the extension of official climatic data-sets.
The recent use of citizen science and the importance of identifying past climatic variations with greater precision make this an opportune time to evaluate this rapidly developing area of research. In addition, the meeting also marked the 40th anniversary of the founding of the RMetS History Special Interest Group.
Agenda
11th Oct 2023 13:30 - 17:30
Session schedule
Hide| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30 | Registration and Refreshments | - - |
| 14:00 | Welcome and Introduction | Julian Mayes FRMetS |
| 14:10 | Sitting on a goldmine: how the National Meteorological Archive is working to improve access to its key metadata and data resources | Catherine Ross |
| 14:40 | Broadening the long Oxford Radcliffe Observatory series using citizen science rescue | Stephen Burt FRMetS |
| 15:10 | Extending land temperature records in the GloSAT project | Michael Taylor FRMetS |
| 15:40 | Refreshment Break | - - |
| 16:00 | The Rainfall Rescue project | Ed Hawkins FRMetS |
| 16:30 | The value of ships’ logs and the role of citizen science in their recovery | Praveen Teleti |
| 17:00 | A user’s perspective: Aims and history of UK climate monitoring and why data rescue is so valuable for modern climate data science | Mark Paul McCarthy |
| 17:30 | Meeting Close | - - |
Registration
REGISTRATION TO ATTEND IN PERSON IS NOW CLOSED
Registration for this event is closed for in person attendance. If you would like to attend in person please email meetings@rmets.org
Registration to attend virtually is still open.
Please note that our registration process has recently changed:
Members
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Once you have created an account, you will be required to log in each time you would like to register for an event. You will also have access to a Dashboard area that will show which events you have registered for and past events you have attended.
Any information you provide to us will only be used by The Royal Meteorological Society and appointed representatives.
This meeting is part of the Royal Meteorological Society Meetings programme, open to all, from expert to enthusiast, for topical discussions on the latest advances in weather and climate. Free to attend. Non-members are welcome.
A copy of our terms and conditions can be found here
If you have any queries with regards to this event or require any further information please contact us at meetings@rmets.org
Notice of audio / video recording of RMetS Meetings and Events - By attending this meeting, you are agreeing to be part of the Society’s broadcast. Please could audience members refrain from giving their name and institution during questions at ALL Society (National, Local and SIG) meetings that are being recorded or streamed. Videoing will be restricted to speakers.
Recording
‘Data rescue’ encompasses the processes of seeking out, preserving and archiving historical datasets. Preservation is achieved by transcribing and digitising original manuscripts, a once-laborious process that has been transformed in the last few years by the use of citizen science projects.
This meeting brought together those who are working to reconstruct, archive and extend climatic records. It evaluated two major citizen science projects – Rainfall Rescue and Weather Rescue at Sea which have harnessed the work of thousands of volunteers to transcribe historic observations on land and sea respectively. Other speakers discussed the extension of the U.K.’s longest unbroken instrumental series (at Oxford’s Radcliffe Observatory) and progress in enhancing land temperature records. The meeting also addressed the cross-cutting themes of the role of metadata and the benefits that are being realised in the extension of official climatic data-sets.
The recent use of citizen science and the importance of identifying past climatic variations with greater precision make this an opportune time to evaluate this rapidly developing area of research. In addition, the meeting also marked the 40th anniversary of the founding of the RMetS History Special Interest Group.
Agenda
11th Oct 2023 13:30 - 17:30
Session schedule
Hide| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30 | Registration and Refreshments | - - |
| 14:00 | Welcome and Introduction | Julian Mayes FRMetS |
| 14:10 | Sitting on a goldmine: how the National Meteorological Archive is working to improve access to its key metadata and data resources | Catherine Ross |
| 14:40 | Broadening the long Oxford Radcliffe Observatory series using citizen science rescue | Stephen Burt FRMetS |
| 15:10 | Extending land temperature records in the GloSAT project | Michael Taylor FRMetS |
| 15:40 | Refreshment Break | - - |
| 16:00 | The Rainfall Rescue project | Ed Hawkins FRMetS |
| 16:30 | The value of ships’ logs and the role of citizen science in their recovery | Praveen Teleti |
| 17:00 | A user’s perspective: Aims and history of UK climate monitoring and why data rescue is so valuable for modern climate data science | Mark Paul McCarthy |
| 17:30 | Meeting Close | - - |
Registration
REGISTRATION TO ATTEND IN PERSON IS NOW CLOSED
Registration for this event is closed for in person attendance. If you would like to attend in person please email meetings@rmets.org
Registration to attend virtually is still open.
Please note that our registration process has recently changed:
Members
If you are a member of the Society and have an account already, please log in to your account before your register. If you are a member and don’t have an account set up already, you will need to create an account. Your username is the email address that is linked to your membership.
Non-Members
If you are not a member of the Society you will need to create an account in order to register for events.
Once you have created an account, you will be required to log in each time you would like to register for an event. You will also have access to a Dashboard area that will show which events you have registered for and past events you have attended.
Any information you provide to us will only be used by The Royal Meteorological Society and appointed representatives.
This meeting is part of the Royal Meteorological Society Meetings programme, open to all, from expert to enthusiast, for topical discussions on the latest advances in weather and climate. Free to attend. Non-members are welcome.
A copy of our terms and conditions can be found here
If you have any queries with regards to this event or require any further information please contact us at meetings@rmets.org
Notice of audio / video recording of RMetS Meetings and Events - By attending this meeting, you are agreeing to be part of the Society’s broadcast. Please could audience members refrain from giving their name and institution during questions at ALL Society (National, Local and SIG) meetings that are being recorded or streamed. Videoing will be restricted to speakers.
