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Subsurface flows associated with rotating sunspots

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 August 2011

Kiran Jain ,
Rudolf Komm ,
Irene González Hernández ,
Sushant C. Tripathy  and
Frank Hill
Kiran Jain
Affiliation:
National Solar Observatory 950 N. Cherry Av., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA email: kjain@noao.edu
Rudolf Komm
Affiliation:
National Solar Observatory 950 N. Cherry Av., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA email: kjain@noao.edu
Irene González Hernández
Affiliation:
National Solar Observatory 950 N. Cherry Av., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA email: kjain@noao.edu
Sushant C. Tripathy
Affiliation:
National Solar Observatory 950 N. Cherry Av., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA email: kjain@noao.edu
Frank Hill
Affiliation:
National Solar Observatory 950 N. Cherry Av., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA email: kjain@noao.edu
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Abstract

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In this paper, we compare components of the horizontal flow below the solar surface in and around regions consisting of rotating and non-rotating sunspots. Our analysis suggests that there is a significant variation in both components of the horizontal flow at the beginning of sunspot rotation as compared to the non-rotating sunspot. The flows in surrounding areas are in most cases relatively small. However, there is a significant influence of the motion on flows in an area closest to the sunspot rotation.

Keywords

Sun: helioseismologysun: interiorsun: sunspots
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 6 , Symposium S273: The Physics of Sun and Star Spots , August 2010 , pp. 356 - 360
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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