Citizen Science to track weather and climate change

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By Eva Lewandowski
Mar 2, 2017 8:57 PMNov 19, 2019 9:27 PM

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Photo: NASA Many scientists rely on "small data" from volunteers to understand local and global weather patterns and climate change. Collectively, the data are used to calibrate weather instruments on NASA satellites, or by the National Weather Service to refine forecasts or flood warnings. Below, we highlight five projects turning small data into big impacts. You can find more projects on SciStarter to do now or bookmark your favorites for later. Learn more about small-to-big data in citizen science.

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The SciStarter Team

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