Properties of sunspots in cycle 23 I. Dependence of brightness on sunspot size and cycle phase

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 465, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 291-304

  Mathew, S K ^a,b   Martinez Pillet V ^c   Solanki, S K ^a   Krivova, N A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b Udaipur Solar Observatory   (India)

^c INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Sun: sunspots

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; ENERGY TRANSFER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT EMISSION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CYCLE PHASES; PENUMBRAL BRIGHTNESS; SOLAR CYCLE; SUN: SUNSPOTS; UMBRAL CORE INTENSITY;

SUN;

EID: 33947674336     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066356     Document Type: Article

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