Statistical analysis of the sunspot area and magnetic flux variations in 1996-2005 extracted from the Solar Feature Catalogue

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 868-875

  Zharkov, S I ^a   Zharkova, V V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic field; Solar cycle variations; Sunspot areas; Sunspots

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SOLAR CYCLE VARIATIONS; SOLAR FEATURE CATALOGUE (SFC); SUNSPOT AREAS; SUNSPOTS;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 33750465827     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.03.035     Document Type: Article

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