Seiches in supergranules | Nature

ABSTRACT THE recent report by Hill, Stebbins and Brown1 of oscillations of an apparent solar radius has stirred a mild controversy2. In particular, the failure of Grec and Fossat3 to detect

Doppler variations with similar periods in solar spectral lines provides striking contrast with the results of Hill _et al._ Both sets of observations have been carefully performed and

thoughtfully analysed and, if one accepts both sets of results at face value, the problem of reconciling the two must be confronted. Here we consider seiches in supergranules as a possible

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FAQs * Contact customer support SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS SUPERGRANULAR-SCALE SOLAR CONVECTION NOT EXPLAINED BY MIXING-LENGTH THEORY Article 25 June 2024 A DIFFUSE CORE IN

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