Differential rotation and meridional motions of sunspots from 1874 to 1902

Bibcode
1982A&A...111..266A
Arevalo, M. J.; Gomez, R.; Vazquez, M.; Balthasar, H.; Woehl, H.
Bibliographical reference

Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 111, no. 2, July 1982, p. 266-271.

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1982
Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Number of authors
5
IAC number of authors
3
Citations
68
Refereed citations
64
Description
Position data of sunspot groups from the period 1874-1902 are used to investigate the differential rotation of the Sun and the meridional motions of the sunspots. The equatorial velocity is higher than in the period 1940-1968 investigated by Balthasar and Wöhl (1980), while differences between the northern and southern hemispheres are less. For cycle 12 we find meridional motions towards north while in cycle 13 the motions are directed towards south like in the period 1940-1968. Our other results are comparable to those of Balthasar and Wöhl (1980) for the period 1940-1968.
Type
Refereed
Solar rotation
Sunspot cycle

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