JUNGLE WEATHER

The Jungle Weather project aims to transcribe weather observations recorded between 1949 and 1958 in the tropical rainforest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo... Long-term observations of tropical weather are rare. The Jungle Weather observations comprise three decades of data of weather in the central African tropical forest, and are therefore an extraordinary source of information to support our understanding of for example drought resilience of trees species... Large amounts of ecological and climatological data, approximately five decades ( 1910 - 1960), exists as unexplored heritage, stored in various Belgian federal archives and collections. As part of a larger project called Congo Basin eco-climatological data recovery and valorization (COBECORE, see) the Jungle Weather project will help transcribe historical climatological data as measured throughout the Congo Basin. These data will in part complement the completed Jungle Rhythms Zooniverse project, further valorizing..