Moments of the latitudinal dependence of the sunspot cycle: A new diagnostic of dynamo models

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 483, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 623-632

  Solanki, S K ^a   Wenzler, T ^a,b   Schmitt, D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Methods: data analysis; Sun: activity; Sun: magnetic fields; Sun: sunspots

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BUTTERFLY DIAGRAM; DYNAMO MODELS; LATITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 43249106322     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054282     Document Type: Article

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