PROBLEM OF MISTAKES IN DATABASES, PROCESSING AND INTERPRETATION OF OBSERVATIONS OF THE SUN. II. SOLAR FLARES

The contribution of space-based observations of solar flares in the database for the past 50 years has increased significantly, almost completely replacing the ground observations. The statistical parameters of the temporal distribution of solar flares, obtained using ground-based and space-based observations, differ significantly. We investigated the reasons for these differences to be taken into account in the study of flare activity of the Sun in the solar activity cycles 21-24

PROBLEM OF MISTAKES IN DATABASES, PROCESSING AND INTERPRETATION OF OBSERVATIONS OF THE SUN. I.

In databases of observations unnoticed mistakes and misprints could occur at any stage of observation, preparation and processing of databases. The current detection of errors is complicated by the fact that the works of observer, databases compiler and researcher were divided. Data acquisition from a spacecraft requires the greater amount of researchers than for ground-based observations. As a result, the probability of errors is increasing. Keeping track of the errors on each stage is very difficult, so we use of cross-comparison of data from different sources. We revealed some misprints in the typographic and digital results of sunspot group area measurements