Old Logbooks Contain Wealth of Information on Arctic Climate Change
14.01.2011 - Atmosphere & Space, Water & Oceans, Land & Geology, Ice & Snow, Human Dimension, Arctic
According to Dennis Wheeler, a researcher with the University of Sunderland, the logbooks contain a wealth of meticulously recorded data about daily weather conditions, wind readings, snow and ice cover. Wheeler believes this information could help scientists better understand climate change taking place today.
The nascent field of historical climatology is gaining steam outside the UK as the three-year research project is has gained attention outside in Canada. However historical climatology still has a long way to go, according to Alan MacEachern, a historian and director of the Network in Canadian History and Environment. MacEachern believes this type of research important in order to understand climate change, and the resources can be found almost everywhere.
