The World Radiation Data Centre (WRDC) is one of recognised World Data
Centres sponsored  by  the World  Meteorological  Organization (WMO).

The WRDC is a laboratory of Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory,Russian
Federal  Service for  Hydrometeorology  and  Environmental  Monitoring
-formerly USSR State Committee for Hydrometeorology, and is located in
St.Petersburg.

The WRDC began as the World  Radiation  Data Centre in 1964 and produced
its first data publication of Solar Radiation and Radiation Balance Data
(The World Network) in 1965.

 For more detailed information, please, contact:
          Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory,
          World Radiation Data Centre,
          7, Karbyshev Str.,
          194021, St.Petersburg,
          Russian Federation.
          tel.: 7 (812) 297-43-90
          fax.: 7 (812) 297-86-61

 Please direct any comments or suggestions regarding this site to
 Dr. Anatoly V. Tsvetkov, Head of WRDC.
         tel:7 (812) 295-04-45.
         e-mail: wrdc@main.mgo.rssi.ru
         e-mail: tsvetkov@main.mgo.rssi.ru