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We measure the axisymmetric transport of magnetic flux on the Sun by cross-correlating narrow strips of data from line-of-sight magnetograms obtained at a 96-minute cadence by the MDI instrument on the ESA/NASA SOHO spacecraft and then…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-30 David H. Hathaway , Lisa Rightmire

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

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

Available helioseismic data now span almost the entire solar activity cycle 23 making it possible to study solar-cycle related changes of the solar rotation rate in detail. In this paper we study how the solar rotation rate, in particular,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 H. M. Antia , Sarbani Basu , S. M. Chitre

Solar subsurface zonal and meridional-flow profiles during the rising phase of solar cycle 24 are studied using time-distance helioseismology technique. The faster zonal bands in the torsional-oscillation pattern show strong hemispheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Junwei Zhao , A. G. Kosovichev , R. S. Bogart

Convection, differential rotation, and meridional circulation of solar plasma are studied based on helioseismic data covering the period from May 2010 to August 2024, significantly prolonged compared to that previously considered. Depth…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-22 A. V. Getling , A. G. Kosovichev

Helioseismology has revealed that the angular velocity of the Sun increases with depth in the outermost 35 Mm of the Sun. Recently, we have shown that the logarithmic radial gradient ($\rm d\ln\Omega/\rm d\ln r $) in the upper 10~Mm is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-02 Atefeh Barekat , Jesper Schou , Laurent Gizon

We studied the solar surface flows (differential rotation and meridional circulation) using a magnetic element feature tracking technique by which the surface velocity is obtained using magnetic field data. We used the line-of-sight…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-05 Shinsuke Imada , Masashi Fujiyama

The Sun's axisymmetric flows, differential rotation and meridional flow, govern the dynamics of the solar magnetic cycle and variety of methods are used to measure these flows, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Flow measurements…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-08 Sushant S. Mahajan , David H. Hathaway , Andrés Muñoz-Jaramillo , Petrus C. Martens

Context. The relation between solar surface rotation and sunspot activity still remains open. Sunspot activity has dramatically reduced in solar cycle 24 and several solar activity indices and flux measurements experienced unprecedentedly…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-18 L. Zhang , K. Mursula , I. Usoskin

We present independent observations of the solar-cycle variation of flows near the solar surface and at a depth of about 60 Mm, in the latitude range $\pm45^\circ$. We show that the time-varying components of the meridional flow at these…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. Gizon , M. Rempel

Frequency splitting coefficients from Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) and Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) observations covering the period 1995--2001 are used to study temporal variations in the solar rotation rate at high latitudes.…

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

The Sun's global meridional circulation is evident as a slow poleward flow at its surface. This flow is observed to carry magnetic elements poleward - producing the Sun's polar magnetic fields as a key part of the 11-year sunspot cycle.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-30 David H. Hathaway

Long-term variations of solar differential rotation and sunspot activity are investigated through re-analyzing the data on parameters of the differential rotation law obtained by Makarov, Tlatov, and Callebaut (1997), Javaraiah, Bertello,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 K. J. Li , W. Feng , X. J. Shi , J. L. Xie , P. X. Gao , H. F. Liang

The faster meridional flow that preceded the solar cycle 23/24 minimum is thought to have led to weaker polar field strengths, producing the extended solar minimum and the unusually weak cycle 24. To determine the impact of meridional flow…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Lisa Upton , David H. Hathaway

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 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

The spectroscopic variability of Arcturus hints at cyclic activity cycle and differential rotation. This could provide a test of current theoretical models of solar and stellar dynamos. To examine the applicability of current models of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Manfred Küker , Günther Rüdiger

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

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
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