236 citations · 457 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for
Showing 2018Show all
2 papers · 1 filter
astro-ph.SR2018★ 26 cited
Measuring the Wilson depression of sunspots using the divergence-free condition of the magnetic field vector
B. Löptien, A. Lagg, M. van Noort +1
Context: The Wilson depression is the difference in geometric height of unit continuum optical depth between the sunspot umbra and the quiet Sun. Measuring the Wilson depression is…
astro-ph.SR2018★ 134 cited
Global-scale equatorial Rossby waves as an essential component of solar internal dynamics
Björn Löptien, Laurent Gizon, Aaron C. Birch +5
The Sun's complex dynamics is controlled by buoyancy and rotation in the convection zone and by magnetic forces in the atmosphere and corona. While small-scale solar convection is…