Long-term variations in the rotation of the solar corona

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Apr 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006arep...50..325t&link_type=abstract

Astronomy Reports, vol. 50, Issue 4, p.325-332

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

4

Pacs Numbers 96.60.P

Scientific paper

The characteristic time scales for variations in the differential rotation of the solar corona are determined using measurements of the intensity of the FeXIV 5303 Å coronal line made from 1939 2004. Drift waves of the variations in the rotational speed with an 11-year periodicity can be distinguished. Moving averages with time intervals from two to five years are used to identify torsional waves. In addition, longer-period variations in the rotational speed can be distinguished when longer averaging intervals are used. When the interval used for the moving average is increased to 8 12 years, a quasi-22-year rotational period appears. The low-latitude corona rotates more slowly in odd cycles than in even cycles. Increasing the duration of the averaging interval further shows that rapid rotation at low latitudes was observed in 1940 1950 and 1990 2000, while slow rotation was observed in 1960 1980, possibly suggesting the presence of a 55-year period in the rotational variations. Long-term variations are found in the rotation of polar regions. The rotational variations for high-latitude corona are in antiphase with those for the low-latitude corona. The origins of zones of anomalous coronal rotation and their dynamics in the global activity cycle are discussed.

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