(1) Max-Planck-Institut fiir Aeronomie, D-37191 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany;(2) Department of Applied Physics, Banaras Hindu University, 221005 Varanasi, India;(3) E.O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, NRL, 20375 Washington DC, USA
Abstract:
We present results from sunspot observations obtained by SUMER on SOHO. In sunspot plumes the EUV spectrum differs from the quiet Sun; continua are observed with different slopes and intensities; emission lines from molecular hydrogen and many unidentified species indicate unique plasma conditions above sunspots. Sunspot plumes are sites of systematic downflow. We also discuss the properties of sunspot oscillations