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The aim of this paper is to extend our previous study of the solar-cycle variations of the meridional flows and to investigate their latitudinal and longitudinal structure in the subphotospheric layer, especially their variations in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Michal Svanda , Alexander G. Kosovichev , Junwei Zhao

Helioseismic waves observable at the solar surface can be used to probe the properties of the Sun's interior. By measuring helioseismic travel times between different location on the surface, flows and other interior properties can be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-24 Thomas Hartlep , Junwei Zhao

We perform helioseismic holography to assess the noise in p-mode travel-time shifts which would form the basis of inferences of large-scale flows throughout the solar convection zone. We also derive the expected travel times from a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. C. Braun , A. C. Birch

Using time-distance helioseismic measurements of meridional flow in the near-surface shear layer over a period of 14 years, starting from May 2010, we probe the depth structure and evolution of its cross-equatorial part. We confirm that the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-16 Anisha Sen , S. P. Rajaguru , Ruizhu Chen , Junwei Zhao , Shukur Kholikov

An essential ingredient in kinematic dynamo models is the velocity field within the solar convection zone. In particular, the differential rotation is now well constrained by helioseismic observations. Helioseismology also gives us…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-30 Andrés Muñoz-Jaramillo , Dibyendu Nandy , Petrus C. H. Martens

The influence of the basic rotation on anisotropic and inhomogeneous turbulence is discussed in the context of differential rotation theory. An improved representation for the original turbulence leads to a $\Lam$-effect which complies with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 L. L. Kitchatinov , G. Rüdiger

The subsurface structure of an "average" supergranule is derived from existing HMI pipeline time-distance data products and compared to the best helioseismic flow model detailed in Duvall and Hanasoge (2013). We find that significant…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 K. DeGrave , J. Jackiewicz

We analyze spectral properties of solar convection in the range of depths from 0 to 19~Mm using subsurface flow maps obtained by the time-distance heiioseismology analysis of solar-oscillation data from the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-01 Alexander V. Getling , Alexander G. Kosovichev

Helioseismic techniques such as ring-diagram analysis have often been used to determine the subsurface structural differences between solar active and quiet regions. Results obtained by inverting the frequency differences between the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Chia-Hsien Lin , Sarbani Basu , Linghuai Li

Recent progress in realistic simulations of solar convection have given us an unprecedented opportunity to evaluate the robustness of solar interior structures and dynamics obtained by methods of local helioseismology. We present results of…

Global-scale Rossby waves have recently been unambiguously identified on the Sun. Here we study the latitude and depth dependence of the Rossby wave eigenfunctions. By applying helioseismic ring-diagram analysis and granulation tracking to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-05 B. Proxauf , L. Gizon , B. Löptien , J. Schou , A. C. Birch , R. S. Bogart

We present meridional flow measurements of the Sun using a novel helioseismic approach for analyzing SOHO/MDI data in order to push the current limits in radial depth. Analyzing three consecutive months of data during solar minimum, we find…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 U. Mitra-Kraev , M. J. Thompson

Helioseismic observations have detected small temporal variations of the rotation rate below the solar surface corresponding to the so-called `torsional oscillations' known from Doppler measurements of the surface. These appear as bands of…

The results of determinations of the azimuthal and meridional velocities by time-distance helioseismology from Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) onboard Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) from May 2010 to September 2020 at latitudes from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-26 Alexander V. Getling , Alexander G. Kosovichev , Junwei Zhao

The Sun supports a rich spectrum of internal waves that are continuously excited by turbulent convection. The GONG network and the MDI/SOHO space instrument provide an exceptional data base of spatially-resolved observations of solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 L. Gizon , A. C. Birch , H. C. Spruit

The solar meridional flow is a crucial ingredient in modern dynamo theory. Seismic estimates of this flow have, however, been contradictory in deeper layers below about $0.9\,R_\odot$. Results from time-distance helioseismology have so far…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-16 Vincent G. A. Böning , Markus Roth , Jason Jackiewicz , Shukur Kholikov

Time-distance helioseismology is one of the primary tools for studying the solar meridional circulation. However, travel-time measurements of the subsurface meridional flow suffer from a variety of systematic errors, such as a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-26 Zhi-Chao Liang , Aaron C. Birch , Thomas L. Duvall , Laurent Gizon , Jesper Schou

Inferences of sub-surface flow velocities using local domain ring-diagram helioseismology depend on measuring the frequency splittings of oscillation modes seen in acoustic power spectra. Current methods for making these measurements…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-10 Benjamin J. Greer , Bradley W. Hindman , Juri Toomre

We analyze the effect of a sunspot in its quiet surroundings applying a helioseismic technique on almost three years of Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) observations obtained during solar cycle 24 to further study the sunspot…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-23 M. Cristina Rabello-Soares , Richard S. Bogart , Philip H. Scherrer

We compare measurements of horizontal flows on the surface of the Sun using helioseismic time--distance inversions and coherent structure tracking of solar granules. Tracking provides 2D horizontal flows on the solar surface, whereas the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 M. Svanda , Th. Roudier , M. Rieutord , R. Burston , L. Gizon