Monthly Archives: July 2026

231. Oscillatory Phase and Acoustic Travel-Time Inconsistencies Measured Between SDO/HMI and GONG Dopplergrams

Contributed by Junwei Zhao. Posted on July 30, 2026

Oscillatory phase shifts were measured between Doppler velocities observed by GONG and HMI at the same locations on the solar disk over a 14-year period. The two datasets exhibit disk-position-dependent phase differences, indicating the presence of phase anomalies that may introduce systematic errors into inferences of the Sun’s meridional circulation and internal rotation.