19. The CGEM Lorentz Force Data from HMI Vector Magnetograms
The Lorentz force acting on the solar atmosphere is useful for diagnosing the eruption dynamics. It is now available as a routine data product.
Monthly Archives: May 2014
18. Correlations between sunspots and their moat flows
The statistical analysis of flow fields in and around sunspots indicates a distinct nature of the moat and Evershed flows.
17. Is the recent discovery of the multi-cell meridional circulation a threat to the flux-transport dynamo?
Motivated by recent observations we have explored whether the flux-transport dynamo model can work with multi-cell meridional flow. We find that it can work when certain conditions are fulfilled.
16. Spatial-Variance Magnetic Synoptic Maps
Bertello and collaborators at NSO have made a first attempt to estimate some of the uncertainties in magnetic synoptic maps and evaluated their impact on coronal and heliospheric models. They found that accounting for the statistical uncertainties arising from the distribution of image pixels contributing to each bin in the synoptic map may produce a noticeable change in the results obtained from these models.
15. Potential field source surface “breathes” over the course of the solar cycle
Our results show that raising the source surface height 15-30% during solar minimum (depending on the model used) better reproduces the observed IMF open flux from OMNI. We used two different PFSS models and the MDI/HMI magnetograms as input.
14. How to keep the Sun’s equator rotating faster than its poles: Giant Cells
Giant convection cells discovered with HMI Doppler data are found to transport angular momentum equatorward. This helps to resolve the 400-year old mystery of the Sun’s rapidly rotating equator.