Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006spd....37.3001h&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, SPD meeting #37, #30.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 38, p.256
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Peculiar aspects of the rotation rate of the supergranules have been noted for over 20 years now. This has culminated in recent reports suggesting that the supergranules have wave-like characteristics and propagate prograde at a rate that exceeds that of the plasma anywhere below the surface. We have simulated supergranules that rotate at a rate that is independent of position or size and find that they appear to rotate at a more rapid rate. This super-rotation of the supergranules is seen in both cross-correlation and Fourier analyses of the Doppler velocity pattern. The amplitude of the rotation excess as a function of size matches that seen in the Fourier analyses of MDI data. The source of this rotation excess is identified with the effect of projecting velocity signals into the line-of-sight. We conclude that supergranules are merely advected by the flow in the near-surface shear layer and that their apparent super-rotation does not indicate wave-like properties.
Cuntz Manfred
Hathaway David H.
Williams Peter
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