Measuring solar active region inflows with local correlation tracking of granulation

Author: Löptien B.   Birch A. C.   Duvall T. L.   Gizon L.   Proxauf B.   Schou J.  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1432-0746|606|issue|A28-A28

ISSN: 0004-6361

Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.606, Iss.issue, 2017-10, pp. : A28-A28

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Abstract

Context. Sixteen years ago local helioseismology detected spatially extended converging surface flows into solar active regions. These flows play an important role in flux-transport models of the solar dynamo.