Old Records for New Knowledge

Some excellent open access papers published this week in the Geoscience Data Journal special issue.

The preface states, “Studying a changing world requires observations going back in time to extend and contextualize our latest scientific knowledge. Old legacy data exist in non-digital formats. Thus, techniques and methodologies for the preservation, dissemination, interpretation, homogenization, calibration, and use of such legacy data and their associated metadata, as well as for their present scientific use are important topics for advancing our understanding of the changing Earth and of past extreme events. The articles presented in this special issue review different issues involved in these diverse topics, including the importance of preserving old data and metadata, the actors involved in the task, the problems in converting them to digital files and databases, as well as to point some hints for the future.”

Climate change, hydroclimate, landslides, citizen science, Met Office, weather reports, evapotranspiration, air temperatures, trace elements, detrital zircon, sub daily pressure, electric field, rainfall, weather from World War II naval log books, quateranry unconsolidated sediments, geohazards, heavy minerals, nitrogen rates, U-Pb Ages, hydrogeology, Geological Formation Lexcions accross countries plate reconstructions, rivers and river flow, surface water quality, droughts, CO2 monitoring.

Link to journal: https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20496060