The worldwide network of neutron monitors (NMs) is the primary instrument to study cosmic‐ray variability on time scales of up to 70 yr. Since the 1950s, 147 NMs with publicly available data have been in operation, and their records are archived in and distributed through different repositories and data sources. A comprehensive analysis of all available NM data sets (300 data sets from 147 NMs) is performed here to check the quality and consistency of the data. The data sources include World Data Center for Cosmic Rays, the Neutron Monitor Database, the Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere, and Radiowave Propagation (IZMIRAN) and individual station/institution databases. It was found that The data from the same NM can be nonidentical and of different quality in different sources. We give and tabulate here a recommendation for the optimal data source of each NM. We also present here a list of 29 “prime” stations with the longest and most reliable data. Verified data sets for these prime stations are provided as supplementary information.

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中子监测器的七个十年（1951-2019）：数据源概述和评估

遍布全球的中子监测器（NMs）网络是研究长达70年时间尺度上宇宙射线变异性的主要工具。自1950年代以来，已有公开数据的147个网民开始运作，其记录被存储在不同的存储库和数据源中，并通过不同的存储库和数据源进行分发。这里对所有可用的NM数据集（来自147个NM的300个数据集）进行了全面分析，以检查数据的质量和一致性。数据来源包括世界宇宙射线数据中心，中子监测器数据库，普希科夫地球磁性，电离层和无线电波传播研究所（IZMIRAN）以及各个台站/机构的数据库。发现来自同一NM的数据在不同来源中可能是不同的且质量不同。我们在此给出并列出了每个NM的最佳数据源的建议。我们在这里还列出了29个“主要”电台，它们的数据最长，最可靠。这些主要站点的已验证数据集作为补充信息提供。