Sunspot Formation is a theoretical construct in solar physics that identifies the process by which localized regions of intense magnetic flux emerge through the Sun's photosphere, inhibiting convective heat transfer and resulting in observable darkened surface features.
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The Magnetic Polarity of Sun-Spots
George E. Hale, Ferdinand Ellerman, Seth B. Nicholson et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1919 · 810 citations
Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Physics +10
F. Clette, Leif Svalgaard, J. M. Vaquero et al. · Space Science Reviews · 2014 · 692 citations · Full text
The Formation of Sunspots from the Solar Toroidal Field.
E. N. Parker · The Astrophysical Journal · 1955 · 692 citations
J. Christensen‐Dalsgaard · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2002 · 534 citations · Full text
Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Physics +16
Evidence for Current-carrying Emerging Flux
K. D. Leka, R. C. Canfield, A. N. McClymont et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1996 · 405 citations
Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Physics +15
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Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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20 publications
1.6K citations
National Solar Observatory
Boulder, United States
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28 publications
1.9K citations
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Göttingen, Germany
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28 publications
1.4K citations
NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory
Boulder, United States
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25 publications
1.9K citations
Institut für Sonnenphysik
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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30 publications
1.2K citations
Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, Spain
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29 publications
1.9K citations
National Astronomical Observatories
Beijing, China
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Pulkovo Observatory
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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15 publications · 498 citations
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