Introduction
The primary data processing of neutron monitors includes a variety of actions and procedures that each cosmic ray station follows in order to provide the worldwide neutron monitor network with good quality of data. One of the most important corrections of primary data is the pressure correction due to the barometric effect. This correction requires the definition of the barometric coefficient which is calculated experimentally. The implementation of an online tool which can effectively calculate the barometric coefficient of a cosmic ray station, using the data of NMDB database, is presented.
This online application has the following advantages:
Further reading
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Paschalis P., H. Mavromichalaki, V. Yanke, A. Belov,