Periodic Appearance of Coronal Holes and the Related Variation of Solar Wind Parameters |
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Authors: | Manuela Temmer Bojan Vr?nak Astrid M Veronig |
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Institution: | (1) Hvar Observatory, Faculty of Geodesy, Zagreb, Croatia;(2) IGAM/Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Graz, Austria |
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Abstract: | We compared the variability of coronal hole (CH) areas (determined from daily GOES/SXI images) with solar wind (daily ACE
data) and geomagnetic parameters for the time span 25 January 2005 until 11 September 2005 (late declining phase of solar
cycle 23). Applying wavelet spectral analysis, a clear 9-day period is found in the CH time series. The GOES/SXI image sequence
suggests that this periodic variation is caused by a mutual triangular distribution of CHs ∼120° apart in longitude. From
solar wind parameters a 9-day periodicity was obtained as well, simultaneously with the 9-day period in the CH area time series.
These findings provide strong evidence that the 9-day period in solar wind parameters, showing up as higher harmonic of the
solar rotation frequency, is caused by the “periodic” longitudinal distribution of CHs on the Sun recurring for several solar
rotations. The shape of the wavelet spectrum from the Dst index matches only weakly with that from the CH areas and is more similar to the wavelet spectrum of the solar wind magnetic
field magnitude. The distinct 9-day period does not show up in sunspot group areas which gives further evidence that the solar
wind modulation is strongly related to CH areas but not to active region complexes. The wavelet power spectra for the whole
ACE data range (∼1998 – 2006) suggest that the 9-day period is not a singular phenomenon occurring only during a specific
time range close to solar minimum but is occasionally also present during the maximum and decay phase of solar cycle 23. The
main periods correspond to the solar rotation (27d) as well as to the second (13.5d) and third (9d) harmonic.
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Keywords: | Coronal holes Solar wind Space weather |
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