Characterizing and Modeling Magnetic Flux Transport in the Sun's Photosphere and Determining Its Impact on the Sunspot Cycle

Characterization and modeling magnetic flux transport within the surface layers of the Sun are vital to explaining the 11 year sunspot cycle. I have characterized the differential rotation (DR) and meridional flow (MF) and their variations since 1996 using a cross-correlation technique on magnetogra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Upton, Lisa A
Other Authors: David A. Weintraub
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2014
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03212014-134603/