Download Solar data:
To download data, choose from one of the following data file options. The various file options offer different perspectives into the data set, with each file option aggregating the data in various ways.
Non-Summary files (Short time interval):
Short time interval files are monthly files for all the instruments located at a station. The time interval of these files is from 1 to 60 minutes, depending on the station and the year. These files are the complete data set for each station.
- Short time interval (Original format): Short time interval data for an entire station in one month blocks.
This is the original format that the files were in. More details. These files contain short time interval data and the associated flags. This is the file format that the SRML has been using for many years.
The first line is a header that contains the monitoring station ID code, the year in which the data were obtained, and a series of element numbers that describe the type of data in each column.
Data begins on the second line. Date and time information are presented along with the short time interval data set.
The SRML began collecting solar data in the late 1970s. At that time, computer files had various restrictions. To overcome these restrictions and publish files to the public, the SRML implemented the file structure presented here. The file structure contains all the necessary information but is not intuitive or user friendly. This was the motivation to update the file structure to the comprehensive format. First time users are encouraged to look at the comprehensive format.