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We have used solar oscillation frequencies and frequency splittings obtained over solar cycles 23, 24 and the rising phase of solar cycle 25 to investigate whether the tachocline properties (jump i.e., the change in the rotation rate across…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-04 Sarbani Basu , Wesley Antônio Machado Andrade de Aguiar , Sylvain G. Korzennik

The minimum of solar cycle 24 is significantly different from most other minima in terms of its duration as well as its abnormally low levels of activity. Using available helioseismic data that cover epochs from the minimum of cycle 23 to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 H. M. Antia , Sarbani Basu

We analyze time series data of the fluctuations of slow solar wind velocity using rank order statistics. We selected a total of 18 datasets measured by the Helios spacecraft at a distance of 0.32 AU from the sun in the inner heliosphere.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-12-23 Vinita Suyal , Awadhesh Prasad , Harinder P. Singh

The dynamics of the solar wind depends intrinsically on the structure of the global solar magnetic field, which undergoes fundamental changes over the 11-yr solar cycle. For instance, the wind terminal velocity is thought to be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-29 Victor Réville , Allan Sacha Brun

Rotation is a significant characteristic of the Sun and other stars, and it plays an important role in understanding their dynamo actions and magnetic activities. In this study, the rotation of the solar chromospheric activity is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-22 Jing-Chen Xu , Peng-Xin Gao , Xiang-Jun Shi

We use helioseismic data from ground and space-based instruments to analyze how solar rotation has changed since the beginning of solar Cycle 23 with emphasis on studying the differences between Cycles 23 and 24. We find that the nature of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-02 Sarbani Basu , H. M. Antia

To study the variations in the solar wind velocity during inferior conjunctions of Mercury and Earth, we analyzed 54 events in the period 1995 to 2012 by the superimposed epoch method. We have found a noticeable increase in the velocity…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 Igor F. Nikulin

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

Coronal heating is a big question for modern astronomy. Daily measurement of 985 solar spectral irradiances (SSIs) at the spectral intervals 1-39 nm and 116-2416 nm during March 1 2003 to October 28 2017 is utilized to investigate…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-24 KJ Li , JC Xu , ZQ Yin , W Feng

The global rotational profile of the solar atmosphere and its variation at different layers, although crucial for a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of the solar magnetic field, has been a subject to contradictory results…

The temporal variations of the rotation rate in the solar interior are studied using frequency splittings from Global Oscillations Network Group (GONG) data obtained during the period 1995-99. We find alternating latitudinal bands of faster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 H. M. Antia , Sarbani Basu

The analysis of the rotation rate of individual sunspots and pores was performed according to the data of the processing of observations by the \textit{Solar Dynamics Observatory/Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager} (SDO/HMI) in the period…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-12 Andrei G. Tlatov , Kseniia A. Tlatova

Data obtained by the GONG and MDI instruments over the last seven years are used to study how solar dynamics -- both rotation and other large scale flows -- have changed with time. In addition to the well known phenomenon of bands of faster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Sarbani Basu , H. M. Antia

The dependence of the sources and properties of the near-Earth solar wind on solar cycle activity is an important issue in solar and space physics. We use the improved two-step mapping procedure that takes into account the initial…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-02 Xinzheng Shi , Hui Fu , Zhenghua Huang , Limei Yan , Chi Ma , Chenxi Huangfu , Hongqiang Song , Lidong Xia

Solar winds originate from the Sun and can be classified as fast or slow. Fast solar winds come from coronal holes at the solar poles, while slow solar winds may originate from the equatorial region or streamers. Spicules are jet-like…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-25 R. Sadeghi , E. Tavabi

We analyzed the combined 142 years sunspot-group data from Greenwich Photoheliograpic Results (GPR) and Debrecen Photoheliographic Data (DPD) and determined the yearly mean residual rotation rate and the meridional velocity of sunspot…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-22 J. Javaraiah

Systematic studies of the rotation rate of sunspot groups using white-light images yield controversial results on the variations of the rotation rate: sunspot groups were found to either accelerate or decelerate systematically. This…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-18 Alexander S. Kutsenko , Valentina I. Abramenko , Daria V. Litvishko

Temporal variation of the solar coronal rotation appears to be very complex and its relevances to the eleven-year solar activity cycle are still unclear. Using the modified coronal index for the time interval from 1939 January 1 to 2019 May…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 L. H. Deng , X. J. Zhang , H. Deng , Y. Mei , F. Wang

We investigate the spatial correlation properties of the solar wind using simultaneous observations by the ACE and WIND spacecraft. We use mutual information as a nonlinear measure of correlation and compare this to linear correlation. We…

Space Physics · Physics 2010-02-11 R. T. Wicks , S. C. Chapman , R. O. Dendy

In-situ measurements by several spacecraft have revealed that the solar wind is frequently perturbed by transient structures (magnetic folds, jets, waves, flux-ropes) that propagate rapidly away from the Sun over large distances. Parker…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-15 R. F. Pinto , N. Poirier , A. P. Rouillard , A. Kouloumvakos , L. Griton , N. Fargette , R. Kieokaew , B. Lavraud , A. S. Brun