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This project covers a broad range of subjects, and finding data for all of the subjects can be difficult. This was the main restriction on the project. For example, there are only two data sets to go off of for the wildfire data. However, the carbon dioxide data was the easiest to access because it is kept by the EPA on their .gov site. This means that the data is free to use, and is open access. The other sets of data did not have the same advantages.  \par  The other main restriction was the time that the group had to work. Climate change is one of the biggest and most broad issues out there. Exploring every avenue was just simply not possible, so the workload was fine-tuned and filed down to a reasonable level for a three week project. This was also the hardest boundary to deal with, because it is very easy to go over board when gathering information, and figuring out what is actually useful is difficult.  \subsection{Timeline}  %put gannt chart here!  \subsection{Data Acquisition}  Finding and downloading all of the data necessary took a lot of time and effort. When the project was in its initial workings, it was required that possible locations for data were written down. So, the research for data started with the marked down websites and locations.  \par  The carbon dioxide was found on the website originally taken down. NOAA holds data on carbon dioxide concentrations from around the world. The data was taken from locations like the Black Sea, Barrow, and even Guam. By taking the data from such varied locations, it gives a better world perspective on how much the carbon dioxide concentrations are changing.   \par  The data acquired for the carbon dioxide analysis came from flask data sets. Flask data is taken by scientists who know the volume of the flask, and then do certain tests on the volume of air to determine what the concentration is in parts per million. Collecting this type of data was consistent across all of the sets. There were multiple options to choose from that were not specifically flask data.  \par  The last parameter used when gathering the carbon dioxide data was to make sure the data was up to date. This was not extremely difficult to do thanks to NOAA's filtering options. When looking for data an option was chosen that the data sets had to have been updated within the last 365 days. This means that all of the data sets have measurements within the last year, or slightly longer. It appeared that updating the data did not always mean adding new points in. The worst data set, in terms of new data, had its newest data point as the end of 2012.  \subsection{Data Reduction and Processing}   \subsection{Data Analysis, Interpretation and Integration}