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Using neural networks as a prediction method, we attempt to demonstrate that forecasting of the Sun's sunspot time series can be extended to the spatial-temporal case. We employ this machine learning methodology to forecast not only in time…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-08 Eurico Covas , Nuno Peixinho , Joao Fernandes

We investigate the evolution of the horizontal flow field around sunspots during their decay by analysing its extension and horizontal velocity around eight spots using SDO/HMI Doppler maps. By assuming a radially symmetrical flow field,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-19 Hanna Strecker , Nazaret Bello González

We report on the spatial distribution of magnetogram oscillatory power and phase angles between velocity and magnetogram signals as observed with the Michelson Doppler Imager. The dataset is 151.25 arcsec times 151.25 arcsec containing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. A. Norton , R. K. Ulrich , R. I. Bush , T. D. Tarbell

We present a series of numerical sunspot models addressing the subsurface field and flow structure in up to 16 Mm deep domains covering up to 2 days of temporal evolution. Changes in the photospheric appearance of the sunspots are driven by…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Matthias Rempel

Sunspot number (SSN) is an important - albeit nuanced - parameter that can be used as an indirect measure of solar activity. Predictions of upcoming active intervals, including the peak and timing of solar maximum can have important…

Space Physics · Physics 2023-05-31 Pete Riley

The photospheric magnetic field vector is continuously derived from measurements, while reconstruction of the three-dimensional (3D) coronal magnetic field requires modelling with photospheric measurements as a boundary condition. For…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-23 I. Chifu , B. Inhester , T. Wiegelmann

Solar inter-network magnetic field is the weakest component of solar magnetism, but contributes most of the solar surface magnetic flux. The study on its origin has been constrained by the inadequate tempo-spatial resolution and sensitivity…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-26 Chunlan Jin , Jingxiu Wang

Sunspot numbers are important tracers of historical solar activity. They are important in the prediction of oncoming solar maximum, in the design of lifetimes of space assets, and in assessing the extent of solar-radiation impact on the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-26 K. S. Balasubramaniam , T. W. Henry

Accurately modeling the solar magnetic field is important for understanding long-term solar activity and space weather, but it is challenging due to limited observations, especially near the poles. The Surface Flux Transport (SFT) model…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-25 Subhadip Pal , Gopal Hazra , Sudip Mandal

In the present work, we investigate how the large-scale magnetic field of the Sun, in its three vector components, has evolved during most of cycle 24, from 2010 Jan to 2018 Apr. To filter out the small-scale field of the Sun, present in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-01 A. A. Vidotto , L. Lehmann , M. Jardine , A. Pevtsov

A specific type of artifacts, that originate due to displacement of the image of a moving object along the digital (pixel) matrix of receiver are analyzed in detail. The criteria of appearance and the influence of these artifacts on the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-21 V. I. Efremov , A. A. Soloviev , L. D. Parfinenko , A. Riehokainen , E. Kirichek , V. V. Smirnova , Y. N. Varun , I. Bakunina , I. Zhivanovich

Context. The carbon monoxide (CO) molecular line at around 46655 A in solar infrared spectra is often used to investigate the dynamic behavior of the cold heart of the solar atmosphere, i.e., sunspot oscillation, especially at the sunspot…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-28 D. Li , X. Yang , X. Y. Bai , J. T. Su , Z. J. Ning , W. Cao , Y. Y. Deng

We report the simultaneous presence of chromospheric umbral flashes and associated umbral waves, and propagating coronal disturbances, in a sunspot and related active region. We have analyzed time-distance maps obtained using the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-13 Aishawnnya Sharma , G. R. Gupta , Durgesh Tripathi , V. Kashyap , Amit Pathak

We present new high-resolution spectro-polarimetric Ca II 8542 observations of umbral flashes in sunspots. At nearly 0.18", and spanning about one hour of continuous observation, this is the most detailed dataset published thus far. Our…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 J. de la Cruz Rodríguez , L. Rouppe van der Voort , H. Socas-Navarro , M. van Noort

Much of our knowledge about the solar dynamo is based on sunspot observations. It is thus desirable to extend the set of positional and morphological data of sunspots into the past. Gustav Sp\"orer observed in Germany from Anklam…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Andrea Diercke , Rainer Arlt , Carsten Denker

Variations of the weak magnetic fields of the photosphere with periods of the order of the solar magnetic cycle were investigated. Synoptic maps of the photospheric magnetic field produced by NSO Kitt Peak for the period from 1978 to 2016…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-18 E. S. Vernova , M. I. Tyasto , D. G. Baranov

We consider the statistical relationship between the growth rate of activity in the early phase of a solar cycle with its subsequent amplitude on the basis of four datasets of global activity indices (Wolf sunspot number, group sunspot…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-06-18 R. Cameron M. Schüssler

Solar magnetic synoptic charts obtained by NSO/Kitt Peak and SOHO/MDI are analyzed for studying the appearance of bipolar magnetic regions (BMRs) during solar minima. As a result, we find the emergence of long-lived BMRs has three typical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Wenbin Song , Xueshang Feng

Solar variability occurs over a broad range of spatial and temporal scales, from the Sun's brightening over its lifetime to the fluctuations commonly associated with magnetic activity over minutes to years. The latter activity includes most…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-24 Valentina Penza , Francesco Berrilli , Luca Bertello , Matteo Cantoresi , Serena Criscuoli

Solar activity seems quite understandable when considered on the scales comparable with a solar cycle, i.e. about 11 years, and on a short time scale of about a year. A solar cycle looks basically (anti)symmetric with respect to the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-08 V. N. Obridko , A. S. Shibalova , D. D. Sokoloff , I. M. Livshits