Physics – Space Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978rvgsp..16..721h&link_type=abstract
Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics, vol. 16, Nov. 1978, p. 721-732.
Physics
Space Physics
17
Angular Velocity, Doppler Effect, Line Spectra, Solar Rotation, Rotating Plasmas, Solar Atmosphere, Solar Interior, Solar Magnetic Field, Stellar Models, Sunspots
Scientific paper
Observations of solar rotation are reviewed. There are two basic methods of determining the rotation of the sun. One is to measure the daily or monthly positions of tracers on the surface or in the corona, and the other is to measure line-of-sight velocities with the Doppler effect in spectrum lines. The results of a number of investigations involving both methods are compared. The experimental and interpretational problems associated with observational determinations of solar rotation are reviewed and compared. The theoretical situation in this field is reviewed, including the significance of different rotation rates for surface magnetic features and the solar plasma. The rotation of the solar interior is discussed in terms of both model calculations and recent p mode oscillation rotation rates, which reflect the interior rotation.
No associations
LandOfFree
The rotation of the sun does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with The rotation of the sun, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The rotation of the sun will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1068364