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Differential rotation of short-lived solar filaments

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We have measured the rotation rate of short-lived solar filaments as a function of their latitude. The resulting rotation curve appears to be somewhat flatter than the corresponding curve for long-lived filaments.

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  1. Big Bear Solar Observatory, Hale Observatories, Carnegie Institution of Washington, California Institute of Technology, 91125, Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A.

    W. M. Adams & Frances Tang

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Adams, W.M., Tang, F. Differential rotation of short-lived solar filaments. Sol Phys 55, 499–504 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00152590

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