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Bucuresti Filaret Observatory Actinometer Data (1892-1903)

<h3><strong>Description:</strong></h3> <p>Data from the Filaret Observatory's Arago-Davy actinometer observations are accessible in printed form through the monthly bulletins published by the Romanian Meteorological Institute (1894-1908). These observations were conducted daily, at one-hour intervals throughout daylight hours. The data covers the period from January 1892 to December 1903.</p> <p>The file Bucuresti_Filaret_actinometric-degrees-original_1892_1903.dat contains the original hourly data, and the Bucuresti_Filaret_actinometric-degrees-calibrated_1892_1903.dat file includes the data calibrated using the methodology proposed in Badescu et al. (2024): SOLAR GLOBAL IRRADIANCE FROM ACTINOMETRIC DEGREE DATA FOR FILARET OBSERVATORY (BUCHAREST), 1892-1903 (published).</p> <p>The structure of the files is as follows:</p> <p>Column 1 = recording number<br>Column 2 = year<br>Column 3 = month<br>Column 4 = day<br>Column 5 = hour<br>Column 6 = actinometric degree (%)</p>

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44/100

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These five areas show where the dataset supports — or may limit — practical reuse.

Stewardship
4
Harmonization
8
Access
20
Reuse readiness
8
Engagement
4