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We use a novel global helioseismic analysis method to infer the meridional flow in the deep Solar interior. The method is based on the perturbation of eigenfunctions of Solar p modes due to meridional flow. We apply this method to time…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-12-02 A. Schad , J. Timmer , M. Roth

Using solar-cycle long helioseismic measurements of meridional and zonal flows in the near-surface shear layer (NSSL) of the Sun, we study their spatio-temporal variations and connections to active regions. We find that near-surface inflows…

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

The solar atmosphere is extremely dynamic, and many important phenomena develop on small scales that are unresolved in observations with the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). For…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-06 Irina N. Kitiashvili , Sebastien Couvidat , Andreas Lagg

We examine the characteristic properties of photospheric p-modes and sub-photospheric flows of active regions (ARs) observed during the period of 26-31 October 2003. Using ring diagram analysis of Doppler velocity data obtained from the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-06-22 R. A. Maurya , A. Ambastha

Aims. Combining high-resolution and synoptic observations aims to provide a comprehensive description of flux emergence at photospheric level and of the growth process that eventually leads to a mature active region. Methods. Small active…

The solar interior is filled with turbulent thermal convection, which plays a key role in the energy and momentum transport and the generation of the magnetic field. The turbulent flows in the solar interior cannot be optically detected due…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-10 Hiroyuki Masaki , Hideyuki Hotta

Time-distance helioseismology provides information about vector flows in the near-surface layers of the Sun by measuring wave travel times between points on the solar surface. Specific spatial averages of travel times have been proposed for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-05 Jan Langfellner , Laurent Gizon , Aaron C. Birch

We suggest a method that evaluates the horizontal velocity in the solar photosphere with easily observable values using a combination of neural network and radiative magnetohydrodynamics simulations. All three-component velocities of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-06 Hiroyuki Masaki , Hideyuki Hotta , Yukio Katsukawa , Ryohtaroh T. Ishikawa

We study Doppler velocity measurements at multiple heights in the solar atmosphere using a set of six filtergrams obtained by the Helioseismic magnetic Imager on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory. There are clear and significant phase…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-15 Kaori Nagashima , Laurent Gizon , Aaron Birch , Björn Löptien , Sebastien Couvidat , Bernhard Fleck

Helioseismology has provided unprecedented information about the internal rotation of the Sun. One of the important achievements was the discovery of two radial shear layers: one near the bottom of the convection zone (the tachocline) and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Atefeh Barekat , Jesper Schou , Laurent Gizon

In May 2024, the Sun exhibited intense magnetic activity, marked by numerous high-intensity flares resulting from the interaction and merging of NOAA ARs 13664 and 13668 in the southern hemisphere and AR 13663 in the northern hemisphere.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-04 B Lekshmi , Sushanta Tripathy , Kiran Jain , Alexei Pevtsov

The technique of normal-mode coupling is a powerful tool with which to seismically image non-axisymmetric phenomena in the Sun. Here we apply mode coupling in the Cartesian approximation to probe steady, near-surface flows in the Sun. Using…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-02 Prasad Mani , Chris Hanson , Shravan Hanasoge

The meridional flow in the Sun is an axisymmetric flow that is generally poleward directed at the surface, and is presumed to be of fundamental importance in the generation and transport of magnetic fields. Its true shape and strength,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Thomas Hartlep , Junwei Zhao , Alexander G. Kosovichev , Nagi N. Mansour

We compare the average photospheric current helicity $H_c$, photospheric twist parameter $\alpha$ (a well-known proxy for the full relative magnetic helicity), and subsurface kinetic helicity $H_k$ for 194 active regions observed between…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Darryl Seligman , Gordon Petrie , Rudi Komm

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

Long-lived rotational and meridional flows are important ingredients of the solar cycle. Magnetic field images have typically been used to measure these flows on the solar surface by cross-correlating thin longitudinal strips or square…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-15 Derek A. Lamb

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

A proxy for horizontal electric currents in the solar photosphere was suggested. For a set of evolving active regions (ARs) observed with {\it Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)} Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) in the high resolution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-06-11 Valentyna Abramenko

The goal of local helioseismology is to elicit three-dimensional information about the sub-surface (or far-side) structure and dynamics of the Sun from observations of the helioseismic wave field at the surface. The physical quantities of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Hannah Schunker

Solar differential rotation exhibits a prominent feature: its cyclic variations over the solar cycle, referred to as zonal flows or torsional oscillations, are observed throughout the convection zone. Given the challenge of measuring…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-27 Krishnendu Mandal , Alexander G. Kosovichev , Valery V. Pipin