Coronal Hole Evolution During 1996–1999

Spatial and temporal distributions of coronal holes for the rising phase of the solar cycle during 1996–1999 are considered. Connections between the number of non-polar coronal holes on the solar disk and the Wolf number, the mean solar photospheric magnetic field, and the solar flux density at 2800 mHz are analyzed. Peculiarities of the photospheric magnetic field structure of the regions corresponding to coronal hole locations and comparison with `clear' ones are discussed.