The Waldmeier Effect in Sunspot Cycles
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2010-08-18 v1 Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Abstract
We discuss two aspects of the Waldmeier Effect, namely (1) the rise times of sunspot cycles are anti-correlated to their strengths (WE1) and (2) the rates of rise of the cycles are correlated to their strengths (WE2). From analysis of four different data sets we conclude that both WE1 and WE2 exist in all the data sets. We study these effects theoretically by introducing suitable stochastic fluctuations in our regular solar dynamo model.
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@article{arxiv.1008.2931,
title = {The Waldmeier Effect in Sunspot Cycles},
author = {B. B. Karak and A. R. Choudhuri},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.2931},
year = {2010}
}
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Magnetic Coupling between the Interior and Atmosphere of the Sun; Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings