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Solar Supergranulation Waves Detected in Surface Doppler Shift

2002/08/21 by J. Schou, Schou, J.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0208387

10 pages, 6 figures

arxiv created 2002/08/21 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

Recently Gizon, Duvall and Schou (2002) suggested that supergranulation has a wave-like component. In this paper I show that the same phenomenon can be observed using surface Doppler shift data, thereby confirming their observations. I am also able to measure the dispersion relation to lower wavenumbers and to extend the results for rotation and meridional flows beyond +/-70 degrees latitude.

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