Solar Tsunami Can Trigger the Sunspot Cycle
- A group of solar physicists recently suggested that the “solar dynamo” is linked to the production of sunspots.
- However, what kick-starts the 11-year sunspot cycle is not known. According to them, a “solar tsunami” is at work that triggers the new sunspot cycle, after the old one ends.
What is Solar Tsunami?
- A Moreton wave or Moreton-Ramsey wave is the chromospheric signature of a large-scale solar coronal shock wave. They are described as a kind of solar “tsunami” as they are generated by solar flares.
- They are named after American astronomer Gail Moreton, an observer at the Lockheed Solar Observatory in Burbank, ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Already a Member? Login here