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Solar activity and solar wind parameters decreased significantly in solar cycles (SCs) 23-24. In this paper, we analyze solar wind measurements at the rising phase of SC 25 and compare them with similar data from the previous cycles. For…

The data of sunspot numbers, sunspot areas and solar flare index during cycle 23 are analyzed to investigate the intermediate-term periodicities. Power spectral analysis has been performed separately for the data of the whole disk, northern…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-16 Bhuwan Joshi , P. Pant , P. K. Manoharan

The peculiar behaviour of the solar cycle 23 and its prolonged minima has been one of the most studied problems over the last few years. In the present paper, we study the asymmetries in active region magnetic flux in the northern and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-03 Juie Shetye , Durgesh Tripathi , Mausumi Dikpati

The Sun's magnetic dynamo cycle features a distinct pattern: a propagating region of sunspot emergence appears around 30 degrees latitude and vanishes near the equator every 11 years. Moreover, longitudinal flows called "torsional…

We examine the frequency shifts in low-degree helioseismic modes from the Birmingham Solar-Oscillations Network (BiSON) covering the period from 1985 - 2016, and compare them with a number of global activity proxies well as a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-07-26 R. Howe , G. R. Davies , W. J. Chaplin , Y. Elsworth , S. Basu , S. J. Hale , W. H. Ball , R. W. Komm

The extended minimum of Solar Cycle 23, the extremely quiet solar-wind conditions prevailing, and the mini-maximum of Solar Cycle 24 drew global attention and many authors have since attempted to predict the amplitude of the upcoming Solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-07 K. Sasikumar Raja , P. Janardhan , Susanta Kumar Bisoi , Madhusudan Ingale , Prasad Subramanian , K. Fujiki , Milan Maksimovic

The Sun's polar magnetic fields change their polarity near the maximum of sunspot activity. We analyzed the polarity reversal epochs in Solar Cycles 21 to 24. There was a triple reversal in the N-hemisphere in Solar Cycle 24 and single…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-16 Mykola I. Pishkalo

The solar magnetic activity cycle is responsible for periodic episodes of severe space weather, which can perturb satellite orbits, interfere with communications systems, and bring down power grids. Much progress has recently been made in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 T. S. Metcalfe , T. J. Henry , M. Knolker , D. R. Soderblom

Although there are now some tentative signs that the start of cycle 24 has begun there is still considerable interest in the somewhat unusual behaviour of the current solar minimum and the apparent delay in the true start of the next cycle.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-23 Stephen Fletcher , Roger New , Anne-Marie Broomhall , William Chaplin , Yvonne Elsworth

We examine the temporal changes in both solar polar magnetic field (PMF) at latitudes $\ge$ $45^{\circ}$ and heliospheric magnetic field (HMF) at 1 AU during solar cycles 21--24 with emphasis on the recent activity changes after July 2015,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-05 Susanta Kumar Bisoi , P. Janardhan , S. Ananthakrishnan

The solar-activity-cycle minimum observed between Cycles 23 and 24 is generally regarded as being unusually deep and long. That minimum is being followed by one of the smallest amplitude cycles in recent history. We perform an in-depth…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-19 A. -M. Broomhall

Recent research has demonstrated the existence of a new type of solar event, the "terminator." Unlike the Sun's signature events, flares and Coronal Mass Ejections, the terminator most likely originates in the solar interior, at or near the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-11 Robert J Leamon , Scott W. McIntosh , Sandra C. Chapman , Nicholas W. Watkins

We present a comprehensive analysis of Solar Cycle 25 aimed at precisely constraining the interval of its activity maximum using multiple observational parameters: sunspot number (SSN), Wolf number, the 10.7 cm solar radio flux (F10.7), the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-24 Homer Dávila Gutiérrez

Prediction of solar cycle is an important goal of Solar Physics both because it serves as a touchstone for our understanding of the sun and also because of its societal value for a space faring civilization. The task is difficult and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-07 Leif Svalgaard

We examine continuous measurements of the high-degree acoustic mode frequencies of the Sun covering the period from 2001 July to June 2014. These are obtained through the ring-diagram technique applied to the full-disk Doppler observations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-14 S. C. Tripathy , K. Jain , F. Hill

Rotation of the large scale solar magnetic field has a great importance for the understanding of solar dynamic, for the search of longitidinal structure and for the study of solar-terrestrial relations. 30-year long observations taken at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-08 E. A. Gavryuseva

The Sun provides the energy required to sustain life on Earth and drive our planet's atmospheric circulation. However, establishing a solid physical connection between solar and tropospheric variability has posed a considerable challenge…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-06 Robert J Leamon , Scott W. McIntosh , Daniel R. Marsh

We previously identified an event in the solar timeline that appeared to play a role in how Sunspot Cycle 23 (SC23) transitioned into Sunspot Cycle 24 (SC24). The timeframe for this transition was rapid, taking place over a very short time…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-16 Scott W McIntosh , Robert J. Leamon , R. Egeland

We have measured the meridional motions of the magnetic elements in the Sun's surface layers since 1996 and find systematic and substantial variations. In general the meridional flow speed is fast at cycle minima and slow at cycle maxima.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 David H. Hathaway , Lisa Upton

An analysis of the tilt angles of the active regions in 15-24 activity cycles was performed. We used data from measurements of magnetic fields in the sunspot umbra in the period 1918 -2019 at the Mount Wilson Observatory, as well as the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-24 Andrey Tlatov