Mathematical modelling of the sunspot cycle |
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Authors: | F De Meyer |
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Institution: | (1) Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Avenue Circulaire 3, 1180 Brussels, Belgium |
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Abstract: | The sunspot record for the time interval 1749–1977 can be represented conveniently by an harmonic model comprising a relatively large number of lines. Solar activity can otherwise be considered as a sequence of partly overlapping events, triggered periodically at intervals of the order of 11 years. Each individual cycle is approximated by a function of the Maxwell distribution type; the resulting impulse model consists of the superposition of the independent pulses. Application of these two models for the prediction of annual values of the Wolf sunspot numbers leads to controversial results. Mathematical modelling of the sunspot time series does not give an unambiguous result. |
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