Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
Full disk Doppler observations of solar oscillations were used to compare the amplitudes of sectoral modes propagating along the equator with those of similar modes propagating along a great circle aligned with the poles. It is found that the amplitudes are generally not equal for the two classes of modes, but the results are sensitive to analysis procedures attempting to isolate the different modes of oscillation. Spatial filtering of the data using spherical harmonics suggests that greater amplitudes are associated with 'polar' sectoral modes than with 'equatorial' sectoral modes.
Keywords:
SOLAR PHYSICS
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