Coronal rotation during solar cycle 20
โ Scribed by G. D. Parker; R. T. Hansen; S. F. Hansen
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 707 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0038-0938
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โฆ Synopsis
Using K-coronameter observations made by the High Altitude Observatory at Haleakala and Mauna Loa, Hawaii during 1964-1976, we determine the apparent recurrence period of white-light solar coronal features as a function of latitude, height, and time. A technique based on maximum entropy spectral analysis is used to produce rotational period estimates from daily K-coronal brightness observations at 1.125R s and 1.5R s from disk center and at angular intervals of 5 ~ around the Sun's limb. Our analysis reaffirms the existence of differential rotation in the corona and describes both its average behavior and its large year-to-year variations. On the average, there is less differential rotation at the greater height. After 1966-1967 we observe a general increase in coronal rotation rate which may relate to similar behavior reported for the equatorial photospheric Doppler rate. However, the coronal rate increase is significantly greater than the photospheric. If K-coronal features reflect the rotation at depth in the Sun, the long-term rate increase and the variable differential rotation may be evidence for dynamically important exchanges of energy and momentum in the upper convection zone.
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