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Wolf Number

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-003115

A historic term for Sunspot Number. In 1849, R. Wolf of
Zurich originated the general procedure for computing the sunspot
number

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-003115
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003115",
  "term": "Wolf Number",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A historic term for Sunspot Number. In 1849, R. Wolf of\nZurich originated the general procedure for computing the sunspot\nnumber",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/wolf-number/"
}

Record 3,114 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.