Romanian Solar Physics Research within the Framework of International Cooperation (1955‐2005) Available to Purchase

Valuable results of the Romanian Solar physics research were obtained in the framework of the international collaborations. This contribution reviews the main cooperative programs as well as their results. The regular solar observations began at the Bucharest Solar Station simultaneous with the International Geophysical Year program, on June 1, 1957. At the beginning, there were carried out solar patrol observations. A long cooperation with the World Data Centers was based on the data obtained on active chromospheric phenomena as well as the relative sunspot number and the sunspot positions. A lot of solar observations were made during specific campaigns, in connection with some international programs. Collaboration projects with the solar departments from other countries were set up in the framework of the cooperation between the Romanian Academy and similar institutions from abroad. The Romanian solar physics researchers acceded to JOSO (Joint Organization for Solar Observations) from 1992 and new perspectives to collaborate were open. We also notice the Romanian participation in the COST Action 724 (2004–2007) and Balkan, Black Sea and Caspian Sea Regional Network on Space Weather Studies (2005). On the personal basis, a lot of collaborations were developed with the research centers that offered training grants and PhD or post‐doctoral grants to the young Romanian scientists.