研究目的
To determine large-scale plasma ?ows on the solar surface by deriving horizontal ?ow velocities using the techniques of solar granule tracking, dopplergrams, and time–distance helioseismology.
研究成果
The combination of CST and Doppler velocities allows us to detect properly the differential solar rotation and also smaller amplitude ?ows such as the meridional circulation and torsional waves. The results of our methods are in good agreement with helioseismic measurements.
研究不足
The LCT and FLCT methods are known to underestimate the velocities by a factor that depends on a particular application and may reach up to factor 2 or 3. The exact appearance of the torsional oscillation pattern is quite sensitive to the background term that is subtracted.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
Coherent structure tracking (CST) and time-distance helioseismology were used to investigate the solar differential rotation and meridional circulation at the solar surface.
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
A 30-day sequence of quiet Sun spanning from 16 August to 14 September 2010 was selected from SDO/HMI continuum intensity data. A second HMI/SDO time sequence from 12 to 18 April 2016 was used to study the effects of the ?ows around a large sunspot.
3:List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
SDO/HMI continuum intensity data with a cadence of 45 s and a pixel size of
4:5 arcsec. Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
The CST code was applied to the data series to reconstruct the projection of the photospheric velocity field. The horizontal flow (vx, vy) measured by CST together with vdop obtained from corresponding Dopplergrams were transformed to spherical velocity components (vr, v?, vθ).
5:Data Analysis Methods:
The mean profile of rotation was obtained by averaging the flow map in the Carrington coordinates over all longitudes.
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