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We study the North–South asymmetry of zonal and meridional components of horizontal, solar subsurface flows during the years
2001–2004, which cover the declining phase of solar cycle 23. We measure the horizontal flows from the near-surface layers
to 16 Mm depth by analyzing 44 consecutive Carrington rotations of Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) Doppler images
with a ring-diagram analysis technique. The meridional flow and the errors of both flow components show an annual variation
related to the B
0-angle variation, while the zonal flow is less affected by the B
0-angle variation. After correcting for this effect, the meridional flow is mainly poleward but it shows a counter cell close
to the surface at high latitudes in both hemispheres. During the declining phase of the solar cycle, the meridional flow mainly
increases with time at latitudes poleward of about 20˚, while it mainly decreases at more equatorward latitudes. The temporal variation of the zonal flow in both hemispheres is
significantly correlated at latitudes less than about 20˚. The zonal flow is larger in the southern hemisphere than the northern one, and this North–South asymmetry increases with
depth. Details of the North–South asymmetry of zonal and meridional flow reflect the North–South asymmetry of the magnetic
flux. The North–South asymmetries of the flows show hints of a variation with the solar cycle. 相似文献
2.
Using data from the Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) instrument on board the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), we study the large-scale velocity fields in the outer part of the solar convection zone using the ring diagram technique. We use observations from four different times to study possible temporal variations in flow velocity. We find definite changes in both the zonal and meridional components of the flows. The amplitude of the zonal flow appears to increase with solar activity and the flow pattern also shifts towards lower latitude with time. 相似文献
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Temporal variations of the subsurface meridional flow with the solar cycle have been reported by several authors. The measurements
are typically averaged over periods of time during which surface magnetic activity existed in the regions where the velocities
are calculated. The present work examines the possible contamination of these measurements due to the extra velocity fields
associated with active regions plus the uncertainties in the data obtained where strong magnetic fields are present. We perform
a systematic analysis of more than five years of GONG data and compare meridional flows obtained by ring-diagram analysis
before and after removing the areas of strong magnetic field. The overall trend of increased amplitude of the meridional flow
towards solar minimum remains after removal of large areas associated with surface activity. We also find residual circulation
toward the active belts that persists even after the removal of the surface magnetic activity, suggesting the existence of
a global pattern or longitudinally-located organized flows. 相似文献
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We study the solar-cycle variation of the zonal flow in the near-surface layers of the solar convection zone from the surface to a depth of 16 Mm covering the period from mid-2001 to mid-2013 or from the maximum of Cycle 23 through the rising phase of Cycle 24. We have analyzed Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) and Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) Dopplergrams with a ring-diagram analysis. The zonal flow varies with the solar cycle showing bands of faster-than-average flows equatorward of the mean latitude of activity and slower-than-average flows on the poleward side. The fast band of the zonal flow and the magnetic activity appear first in the northern hemisphere during the beginning of Cycle 24. The bands of fast zonal flow appear at mid-latitudes about three years in the southern and four years in the northern hemisphere before magnetic activity of Cycle 24 is present. This implies that the flow pattern is a direct precursor of magnetic activity. The solar-cycle variation of the zonal flow also has a poleward branch, which is visible as bands of faster-than-average zonal flow near 50° latitude. This band appears first in the southern hemisphere during the rising phase of the Cycle 24 and migrates slowly poleward. These results are in good agreement with corresponding results from global helioseismology. 相似文献
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We present independent observations of the solar-cycle variation of flows near the solar surface and at a depth of about 60 Mm, in the latitude range ±?45°. We show that the time-varying components of the meridional flow at these two depths have opposite sign, whereas the time-varying components of the zonal flow are in phase. This is in agreement with previous results. We then investigate whether the observations are consistent with a theoretical model of solar-cycle-dependent meridional circulation based on a flux-transport dynamo combined with a geostrophic flow caused by increased radiative loss in the active region belt (the only existing quantitative model). We find that the model and the data are in qualitative agreement, although the amplitude of the solar-cycle variation of the meridional flow at 60 Mm is underestimated by the model. 相似文献
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The temporal variation of the horizontal velocity in sub-surface layers beneath three different types of active region is studied using the technique of ring diagrams. In this study, we select active regions (ARs) 10923, 10930, 10935 from three consecutive Carrington rotations: AR 10930 contains a fast-rotating sunspot in a strong emerging active region while other two have non-rotating sunspots with emerging flux in AR 10923 and decaying flux in AR 10935. The depth range covered is from the surface to about 12 Mm. In order to minimize the influence of systematic effects, the selection of active and quiet regions is made so that these were observed at the same heliographic locations on the solar disk. We find a significant variation in both components of the horizontal velocity in active regions as compared to quiet regions. The magnitude is higher in emerging-flux regions than in the decaying-flux region, in agreement with earlier findings. Further, we clearly see a significant temporal variation in depth profiles of both zonal and meridional flow components in AR 10930, with the variation in the zonal component being more pronounced. We also notice a significant influence of the plasma motion in areas closest to the rotating sunspot in AR 10930, while areas surrounding the non-rotating sunspots in all three cases are least affected by the presence of the active region in their neighborhood. 相似文献
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The structure of the large-scale background magnetic field evolves in time and space. The large-scale horizontal transport
velocity field of the magnetic flux patterns was inferred over the whole solar photosphere in the course of two solar activity
cycles from year 1976 to 1999. The method of velocity determination and the testing procedures of the velocity accuracy are
presented. The non-axially symmetric component of the horizontal velocity was found and both zonal and meridional velocity
regions were described. The horizontal large-scale transport velocity regions vary in shape and the intensity during different
phases of the 11-year solar activity cycle. The total horizontal transport velocity is characterized by the presence of variable
amounts of the vector field vortices with symmetric orientation relative to the solar equator. The zonal velocity regions,
distributed inside of the zonal belt limited by latitudes ± 35°, are persistent for about 4 Carrington rotations. Recurrent
structures of similar velocity distributions are not coherent over the whole solar photosphere. 相似文献
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Observations demonstrate a nearly 22-year periodic zonal flow superimposed on general solar differential rotation (LaBonte and Howard, 1982) and some meridional motions (e.g., Tuominen, Tuominen, and Kyrolänen, 1983). Such flows can be excited by the magnetic wave generated by the dynamo in the solar convective zone.An approximate analytical solution for the zonal and meridional flows for a given magnetic wave is constructed. This approach is justified by the fact that the magnetic field is generated by differential rotation and mean helicity, and the magnetic field in the time interval under consideration does not affect much this main flow; it can, however, strongly influence the perturbations of this flow.The density gradient in the convective zone is taken into account as an essential point in the solution construction. The solution agreed well with observational features and, in particular, it gives a phase shift between the rotational (zonal) wave and solar activity. A polar branch of the rotational wave can be described as an effect created by a poleward moving dynamo wave.Secular variations in the symmetrical part of the differential rotation and in the asymmetry between the north and south hemispheres are predicted.The alternative approaches to the explanation of the origin of the observed large-scale flows are discussed. 相似文献
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We study the temporal variation of subsurface flows of 828 active regions and 977 quiet regions. The horizontal flows cover
a range of depths from the surface to about 16 Mm and are determined by analyzing Global Oscillation Network Group high-resolution Doppler data with ring-diagram analyses. The vertical velocity component is derived from the divergence of
the measured horizontal flows using mass conservation. For comparison, we analyze Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) Dynamics Run data covering 68 active regions common to both data sets. We determine the change in unsigned magnetic
flux during the disk passage of each active region using MDI magnetograms binned to the ring-diagram grid. We then sort the
data by their flux change from decaying to emerging flux and divide the data into five subsets of equal size. We find that
emerging flux has a faster rotation than the ambient fluid and pushes it up, as indicated by enhanced vertical velocity and
faster-than-average zonal flow. After active regions are formed, downflows are established within two days of emergence in
shallow layers between about 4 and 10 Mm. Emerging flux in existing active regions shows a similar scenario, where the upflows
at depths greater than about 10 Mm are enhanced and the already established downflows at shallower depths are weakened. When
active regions decay, the corresponding flow pattern disappears as well; the zonal flow slows down to values comparable to
that of quiet regions and the upflows become weaker at deeper layers. The residual meridional velocity is mainly poleward
and shows no obvious variation. The magnitude of the residual velocity, defined as the sum of the squares of the residual
velocity components, increases with increasing magnetic flux and decreases with decreasing flux. 相似文献
10.
P. Ambrož 《Solar physics》2004,224(1-2):61-68
Large-scale magnetic field regions are evolving on a time scale of many weeks and months and are also modified during the
solar activity cycle. The position of the regions are compared in a pair of consecutive synoptic charts and the horizontal
velocity field responsible for their position changes, is inferred. Besides the axially symmetric zonal and meridional drifts,
relating to differential rotation and meridional circulation, also non-axially symmetric velocity structures were observed
during the last three solar activity cycles. Changes of the position and spatial distribution, as well as temporal variations
of the field strength, closely relate to the occurrence and variations of other forms of solar activity such as sunspots,
filaments and prominences and coronal structures. In combination with 11-yr cyclic changes of the large-scale velocity field,
a new global dynamic regime of the convection zone is described. 相似文献
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We study the temporal variation of the vorticity of subsurface flows of 828 active regions and 977 quiet regions. The vorticity
of these flows is derived from measured subsurface velocities. The horizontal flows are determined by analyzing high-resolution
Global Oscillation Network Group Doppler data with ring-diagram analysis covering a range of depths from the surface to about 16 Mm. The vertical velocity
component is derived from the divergence of the measured horizontal flows using mass conservation. We determine the change
in unsigned magnetic flux density during the disk passage of each active region using Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) magnetograms binned to the ring-diagram grid with centers spaced by 7.5° ranging ± 52.5° in latitude and central meridian
distance with an effective diameter of 15° after apodization. We then sort the data by their flux change from decaying to
emerging flux and divide the data into five subsets of equal size. We find that the vorticity of subsurface flows increases
during flux emergence and decreases when active regions decay. For flux emergence, the absolute values of the zonal and meridional
vorticity components show the most coherent variation with activity, while for flux decrease the strongest signature is in
the absolute values of the meridional and vertical vorticity components. The temporal variation of the enstrophy (residual
vorticity squared) is thus a good indicator for either flux increase or decrease. There are some indications that the increase
in vorticity during flux emergence happens about a day later at depths below about 8 Mm compared to layers shallower than
about 4 Mm. This timing difference might imply that the vorticity signal analyzed here is caused by the interaction between
magnetic flux and turbulent flows near the solar surface. There are also hints that the vorticity decrease during flux decay
begins about a day earlier at layers deeper than about 8 Mm compared to shallower ones. However, the timing difference between
the change at different depths is comparable to the time step of the analysis. 相似文献
12.
R. Howe R. Komm F. Hill R. Ulrich D. A. Haber B. W. Hindman J. Schou M. J. Thompson 《Solar physics》2006,235(1-2):1-15
Migrating bands of weak, zonal flow, associated with the activity bands in the solar cycle, have been observed at the solar
surface for some time. More recently, these flows have been probed deep within the convection zone using global helioseismology
and examined in more detail close to the surface with the techniques of local helioseismology. We compare the near-surface
results from global and local helioseismology using data from the Michelson Doppler Imager and the Global Oscillation Network
Group with surface Doppler velocity measurements from the Mount Wilson 150-foot tower and find that the results are in reasonable
agreement, with some explicable differences in detail. All of the data sets show zones of faster rotation approaching the
equator from mid-latitudes during the solar cycle, with a variation at any given location that can be approximately, but not
completely, described by a single sinusoid and an amplitude that does not drop off steeply below the surface. 相似文献
13.
Davor Sudar Roman Brajša Ivica Skokić Ivana Poljančić Beljan Hubertus Wöhl 《Solar physics》2017,292(7):86
The Debrecen Photoheliographic Data catalogue is a continuation of the Greenwich Photoheliographic Results providing daily positions of sunspots and sunspot groups. We analyse the data for sunspot groups focussing on meridional motions and transfer of angular momentum towards the solar equator. Velocities are calculated with a daily shift method including an automatic iterative process of removing the outliers. Apart from the standard differential rotation profile, we find meridional motion directed towards the zone of solar activity. The difference in measured meridional flow in comparison to Doppler measurements and some other tracer measurements is interpreted as a consequence of different flow patterns inside and outside of active regions. We also find a statistically significant dependence of meridional motion on rotation velocity residuals confirming the transfer of angular momentum towards the equator. Analysis of horizontal Reynolds stress reveals that the transfer of angular momentum is stronger with increasing latitude up to about \(40^{\circ}\), where there is a possible maximum in absolute value. 相似文献
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Laurent Gizon 《Solar physics》2004,224(1-2):217-228
Flows in the upper convection zone are measured by helioseismology on a wide variety of scales. These include differential
rotation and meridional circulation, local flows around complexes of magnetic activity and sunspots, and convective flows.
The temporal evolution of flows through cycle 23 reveals connections between mass motions in the solar interior and the large-scale
characteristics of the magnetic cycle. Here I summarize the latest observations and their implications. Observations from
local helioseismology suggest that subsurface flows around active regions introduce a solar-cycle variation in the meridional
circulation. 相似文献
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We study the solar-cycle variation of subsurface flows from the surface to a depth of 16 Mm. We have used ring-diagram analysis to analyze Dopplergrams obtained with the Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) Dynamics Program, the Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG), and the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument. We combined the zonal and meridional flows from the three data sources and scaled the flows derived from MDI and GONG to match those from HMI observations. In this way, we derived their temporal variation in a consistent manner for Solar Cycles 23 and 24. We have corrected the measured flows for systematic effects that vary with disk positions. Using time-depth slices of the corrected subsurface flows, we derived the amplitudes and times of the extrema of the fast and slow zonal and meridional flows during Cycles 23 and 24 at every depth and latitude. We find an average difference between maximum and minimum amplitudes of \(8.6 \pm0.4~\mbox{m}\,\mbox{s}^{-1}\) for the zonal flows and \(7.9 \pm0.3~\mbox{m}\,\mbox{s}^{-1}\) for the meridional flows associated with Cycle 24 averaged over a depth range from 2 to 12 Mm. The corresponding values derived from GONG data alone are \(10.5 \pm0.3~\mbox{m}\,\mbox{s}^{-1}\) for the zonal and \(10.8 \pm0.3~\mbox{m}\,\mbox{s}^{-1}\) for the meridional flow. For Cycle 24, the flow patterns are precursors of the magnetic activity. The timing difference between the occurrence of the flow pattern and the magnetic one increases almost linearly with increasing latitude. For example, the fast zonal and meridional flow appear \(2.1 \pm 0.6\) years and \(2.5\pm 0.6\) years, respectively, before the magnetic pattern at \(30^{\circ}\) latitude in the northern hemisphere, while in the southern hemisphere, the differences are \(3.2 \pm 1.2\) years and \(2.6 \pm 0.6\) years. The flow patterns of Cycle 25 are present and have reached \(30^{\circ}\) latitude. The amplitude differences of Cycle 25 are about 22% smaller than those of Cycle 24, but are comparable to those of Cycle 23. Moreover, polynomial fits of meridional flows suggest that equatorward meridional flows (counter-cells) might exist at about \(80^{\circ}\) latitude except during the declining phase of the solar cycle. 相似文献
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Recent global magnetohydrodynamical simulations of solar convection producing a large-scale magnetic field undergoing regular, solar-like polarity reversals also present related cyclic modulations of large-scale flows developing in the convecting layers. Examination of these simulations reveal that the meridional flow, a crucial element in flux transport dynamos, is driven at least in part by the Lorentz force associated with the cycling large-scale magnetic field. This suggests that the backreaction of the field onto the flow may have a pronounced influence on the long-term evolution of the dynamo. We explore some of the associated dynamics using a low-order dynamo model that includes this Lorentz force feedback. We identify several characteristic solutions which include single period cycles, period doubling and chaos. To emulate the role of turbulence in the backreaction process we subject the model to stochastic fluctuations in the parameter that controls the Lorentz force amplitude. We find that short term fluctuations produce long-term modulations of the solar cycle and, in some cases, grand minima episodes where the amplitude of the magnetic field decays to near zero. The chain of events that triggers these quiescent phases is identified. A subsequent analysis of the energy transfer between large-scale fields and flows in the global magnetohydrodynamical simulation of solar convection shows that the magnetic field extracts energy from the solar differential rotation and deposits part of that energy into the meridional flow. The potential consequences of this marked departure from the kinematic regime are discussed in the context of current solar cycle modeling efforts based on flux transport dynamos. 相似文献
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Dwight P. Sipler Barry B. Luokkala Manfred A. Biondi 《Planetary and Space Science》1982,30(10):1025-1032
Fabry-Perot interferometer measurements of the Doppler shifts and widths of the nightglow 630.0 nm line at Laurel Ridge Observatory, Pennsylvania are presented for the period 1975 to 1979, covering both solar minimum and solar maximum conditions. The F-region neutral wind vectors vn and temperatures Tn deduced from these measurements show both day-to-day changes and overall seasonal patterns in the nocturnal variations during geomagnetically quiet conditions. Divergence in both the meridional and zonal horizontal flow is noted on occasion. The vn results are compared with models including only solar EUV heating and those with EUV plus a high latitude heat source. The aggregate vn data for solar cycle minimum conditions agree best with model predictions for winter zonal and equinoctal meridional winds and worst for winter meridional and summer zonal winds. At solar cycle maximum the predicted, rapid transition at equinox from summer to winter wind patterns and vice-versa is observed. The Tn data are in reasonable agreement with the MSIS model predictions. 相似文献
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B.P. Brown M.K. Browning A.S. Brun M.S. Miesch J. Toomre 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2007,328(10):1002-1005
In the solar convection zone, rotation couples with intensely turbulent convection to build global-scale flows of differential rotation and meridional circulation. Our sun must have rotated more rapidly in its past, as is suggested by observations of many rapidly rotating young solar-type stars. Here we explore the effects of more rapid rotation on the patterns of convection in such stars and the global-scale flows which are self-consistently established. The convection in these systems is richly time dependent and in our most rapidly rotating suns a striking pattern of spatially localized convection emerges. Convection near the equator in these systems is dominated by one or two patches of locally enhanced convection, with nearly quiescent streaming flow in between at the highest rotation rates. These active nests of convection maintain a strong differential rotation despite their small size. The structure of differential rotation is similar in all of our more rapidly rotating suns, with fast equators and slower poles. We find that the total shear in differential rotation, as measured by latitudinal angular velocity contrast, ΔΩ, increases with more rapid rotation while the relative shear, ΔΩ/Ω, decreases. In contrast, at more rapid rotation the meridional circulations decrease in both energy and peak velocities and break into multiple cells of circulation in both radius and latitude. (© 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) 相似文献
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H. G. Mayr I. Harris K. H. Schatten D. R. Stevens-Rayburn K. L. Chan 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》1988,41(1):45-76
The Hadley mechanism is adopted to describe the axisymmetric four day superrotation in the Venus atmosphere, with solar driven meridional winds redistributing energy and momentum, and eddy diffusion describing the actions of three dimensional transient eddies. We address the question how the eddy diffusion coefficients are related to the properties of the circulation. For the atmosphere of a slowly rotating planet such as Venus, we show that a form of the non-linear closure is suggested by the mixing length hypothesis, which constrains the magnitude of the eddy diffusion coefficients. Combining this constraint with the concept of the Rossby radius of deformation yields zonal velocities on the order of 100 m sec–1. A steady state, non-linear, one-layer spectral model is used for a parametric study to find a relationship between heat source, meridional circulation and eddy diffusion coefficients, which yields the large zonal velocities observed. This analysis leads to the following conclusions: (1) Proportional changes in the heat source and eddy diffusion coefficients do not significantly change the zonal velocities. (2) The meridional velocity is virtually constant for large eddy diffusion coefficients. (3) Below a threshold in the diffusion rate, the meridional velocity decreases, commensurate with the mixing length hypothesis. Eddy heat conduction becomes important and shares with the Hadley cell advection in balancing the solar heating. The zonal velocities then reach large values near 100 m sec–1. (4) For large eddy diffusion and small heating rates, the zonal velocities decrease with decreasing planetary rotation rates. However, under condition (3), the zonal velocities are independent of the planetary rotation rate. Ramifications are discussed for related parameterizations in GCMs, emphasizing that eddy diffusion coefficients are governed by solar forcing and cannot be chosen independently. 相似文献
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We present a direct comparison between two different techniques: time-distance helioseismology and a local correlation tracking
method for measuring mass flows in the solar photosphere and in a near-surface layer. We applied both methods to the same
dataset (MDI high-cadence Dopplergrams covering almost the entire Carrington rotation 1974) and compared the results. We found
that, after necessary corrections, the vector flow fields obtained by these techniques are very similar. The median difference
between directions of corresponding vectors is 24°, and the correlation coefficients of the results for mean zonal and meridional
flows are 0.98 and 0.88, respectively. The largest discrepancies are found in areas of small velocities where the inaccuracies
of the computed vectors play a significant role. The good agreement of these two methods increases confidence in the reliability
of large-scale synoptic maps obtained by them. 相似文献