Removal of meteorological effects from meson-telescope data

Abstract

Hourly data from a meson mega-telescope have been correlated with the local barometric pressure, the ground-level temperature, and with intensity variations as observed by a distant neutron monitor. Two techniques are considered, viz. a vector least-squares analysis and an hourly regression analysis, the latter being suggested as a practical method whereby stations without radiosonde information may correct their hourly meson data for changing meteorological conditions.