Was one sunspot cycle lost in late XVIII century?

被引:65
作者
Usoskin, IG [1 ]
Mursula, K
Kovaltsov, GA
机构
[1] Univ Oulu, Sodankyla Geophys Observ, Oulu Unit, Oulu 90014, Finland
[2] Univ Oulu, Dept Phys Sci, Oulu 90014, Finland
[3] AF Ioffe Phys Tech Inst, St Petersburg 194021, Russia
关键词
sun : activity; sun : sunspots; sun : Dalton minimum; sun : solar cycle;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361:20010319
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 [天文学];
摘要
We suggest that one solar cycle was lost in the beginning of the Dalton minimum because of sparse and partly unreliable sunspot observations. So far this cycle was combined with the preceding activity to form the exceptionally long solar cycle #4 in 1784-1799, leading to an irregular phase evolution of sunspot activity (known as a phase catastrophe) and other problems. We reanalyze the available group sunspot numbers and suggest that solar cycle #4 was in fact a superposition of two cycles: a normal cycle in 1784-1793 ending at the start of the Dalton minimum and a new weak cycle in 1793-1800 which was the first full cycle within the Dalton minimum. Including the new cycle resolves the problems mentioned above and leads to a consistent view of sunspot activity around the Dalton minimum. Moreover. it will restore the Gnevyshev-Ohl rule of cycle pairing throughout the 400-year interval of sunspot observations.
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页码:L31 / L34
页数:4
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