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Temporal variations of the subsurface meridional flow with the solar cycle have been reported by several authors. The measurements are typically averaged over periods of time during which surface magnetic activity existed in the regions…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-09-05 I. Gonzalez Hernandez , S. Kholikov , F. Hill , R. Howe , R. Komm

Using a nonlinear mean-field solar dynamo model, we study relationships between the amplitude of the `extended' mode of migrating zonal flows (`torsional oscillations') and magnetic cycles, and investigate whether properties the torsional…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-02 V. V. Pipin , A. G. Kosovichev

We have measured zonal and meridional components of subsurface flows up to a depth of 30 Mm below the solar surface by applying the technique of ring diagram on Dopplergrams which are constructed from the spherical harmonic (SH)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-20 Sushanta C. Tripathy , Kiran Jain , Shukurijon Kholikov , Rudolf Komm

Measurements of the large cellular flows on the Sun were made by local correlation tracking of supergranules seen in full-disk Doppler images obtained by the HMI instrument on the NASA SDO satellite. The hourly measurements were averaged…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-24 David H. Hathaway , Lisa A. Upton

The meridional circulation at high latitudes is crucial to the build-up and reversal of the Sun's polar magnetic fields. Here we characterize the axisymmetric flows by applying a magnetic feature cross-correlation procedure to high…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-03-26 Lisa Rightmire-Upton , David H. Hathaway , Katie Kosak

Context. In local helioseismology, the travel times of acoustic waves propagating in opposite directions along the same meridian inform us about horizontal flows in the north-south direction. The longitudinal averages of the north-south…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-31 Paul-Louis Poulier , Zhi-Chao Liang , Damien Fournier , Laurent Gizon

Solar supergranulation presents us with many mysteries. For example, previous studies in spectral space found that supergranulation has wave-like properties. Here we study, in real space, the wave-like evolution of the average supergranule…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-03 J. Langfellner , A. C. Birch , L. Gizon

Local helioseismology provides unique information about the subsurface structure and dynamics of sunspots and active regions. However, because of complexity of sunspot regions local helioseismology diagnostics require careful analysis of…

Helioseismology studies the structure and dynamics of the Sun's interior by observing oscillations on the surface. These studies provide information about the physical processes that control the evolution and magnetic activity of the Sun.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Alexander G. Kosovichev

Using high-resolution ring analysis (HRRA) we deduce subsurface flows within magnetic active regions and within quiet sun. With this procedure we are capable of measuring flows with a horizontal spatial resolution of 2 degrees in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Bradley W. Hindman , Deborah A. Haber , Juri Toomre

The gradient of rotation in the near-surface shear layer (NSSL) of the Sun provides valuable insights into the dynamics associated with the solar activity cycle and the dynamo. Results obtained with global oscillation mode-splittings lack…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-04 M. Cristina Rabello Soares , Sarbani Basu , Richard Bogart

We present evidence of hitherto undiscovered global-scale oscillations in the near-surface shear layer of the Sun. These oscillations are seen as large scale variations of radial shear in both the zonal and meridional flows relative to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-05 Richard S. Bogart , Charles S. Baldner , Sarbani Basu , Rachel Howe , Maria Cristina Rabello Soares

In the recent papers, we introduced a method utilised to measure the flow field. The method is based on the tracking of supergranular structures. We did not precisely know, whether its results represent the flow field in the photosphere or…

Helioseismic signatures of dynamo waves have recently been discovered in variations of the solar differential rotation, offering valuable insights into the type of dynamo mechanism operating in the solar convection zone. To characterize…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-19 Krishnendu Mandal , Alexander G. Kosovichev , Valery V. Pipin , Sylvain G. Korzennik

Helioseismology, the study of global solar oscillations, has proved to be an extremely powerful tool for the investigation of the internal structure and dynamics of the Sun. Studies of time changes in frequency observations of solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-15 M. P. Di Mauro

Large-scale plasma flows in the Sun's convection zone likely play a major role in solar dynamics on decadal timescales. In particular, quantifying meridional motions is a critical ingredient for understanding the solar cycle and the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Shukur Kholikov , Alexander Serebryanskiy , Jason Jackiewicz

Using time-distance local helioseismology flow maps within 1 Mm of the solar photosphere, we detect inflows toward activity belts that contribute to solar cycle scale variations in near-surface meridional flow. These inflows stretch out as…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-28 Sushant S. Mahajan , Xudong Sun , Junwei Zhao

We derive horizontal fluid motions on the solar surface over large areas covering the quiet-Sun magnetic network from local correlation tracking of convective granules imaged in continuum intensity and Doppler velocity by the Helioseismic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-29 C. R. Sangeetha , S. P. Rajaguru

Understanding effects driven by rotation in the solar convection zone is essential for many problems related to solar activity, such as the formation of differential rotation, meridional circulation, and others. We analyze realistic 3D…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-23 Irina N. Kitiashvili , Alexander G. Kosovichev , Alan A. Wray , Viacheslav M. Sadykov , Gustavo Guerrero

Helioseismology revealed an increase in the rotation rate with depth just beneath the solar surface. The relative magnitude of the radial shear is almost constant with latitude. This rotational state can be interpreted as a consequence of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-01 Leonid Kitchatinov