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most citedAnalysis of full disc Ca II K spectroheliograms. II. Towards an accurate assessment of long-term variations in plage areas

58 citations · 194 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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13 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

Quantifying the effect of passband on observations in the Ca II K line

Ajay Kumar Yadav, Theodosios Chatzistergos, Natalie Krivova +33

Full-disk observations of the Sun in the Ca II K line have been carried out since the late 19th century at various observatories worldwide. These long-term records of solar activit…

astro-ph.SR2025

Observations of the formation of a proto-spot in a pre-existing field environment

Mariarita Murabito, Ilaria Ermolli, Salvo L. Guglielmino +2

Bipolar emerging flux regions (EFRs) form active regions (ARs) that generally evolve in a pre-existing magnetic environment in the solar atmosphere. Reconfiguration of the small- a…

astro-ph.SR2025

Estimation of Polar Magnetic Fields using Ca II K Polar Network as a Proxy

Dibya Kirti Mishra, Bibhuti Kumar Jha, Theodosios Chatzistergos +3

The polar magnetic field plays a crucial role in the solar dynamo model and contributes to predicting future solar cycles. However, continuous and direct measurements of this polar…

astro-ph.SR2025

Ca II K Polar Network Index of the Sun: A Proxy for Historical Polar Magnetic Field

Dibya Kirti Mishra, Bibhuti Kumar Jha, Theodosios Chatzistergos +4

The Sun's polar magnetic field is pivotal in understanding solar dynamo processes and forecasting future solar cycles. However, direct measurements of the polar field is only avail…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 18 cited

The Extreme Space Weather Event of 1872 February: Sunspots, Magnetic Disturbance, and Auroral Displays

Hisashi Hayakawa, Edward W. Cliver, Frédéric Clette +19

We review observations of solar activity, geomagnetic variation, and auroral visibility for the extreme geomagnetic storm on 1872 February 4. The extreme storm (referred to here as…

astro-ph.SR2024

Butterfly Diagram and Other Properties of Plage Areas from Kodaikanal Ca II K Photographs Covering 1904-2007

Bibhuti Kumar Jha, Theodosios Chatzistergos, Dipankar Banerjee +4

Ca II K observations of the Sun have a great potential for probing the Sun's magnetism and activity, as well as for reconstructing solar irradiance. The Kodaikanal Solar Observator…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 1 cited

Differential Rotation of the Solar Chromosphere: A Century-long Perspective from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory Ca II K Data

Dibya Kirti Mishra, Srinjana Routh, Bibhuti Kumar Jha +5

Chromospheric differential rotation is a key component in comprehending the atmospheric coupling between the chromosphere and the photosphere at different phases of the solar cycle…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 55 cited

Analysis of full disc Ca II K spectroheliograms III. Plage area composite series covering 1892-2019

Theodosios Chatzistergos, Ilaria Ermolli, Natalie A. Krivova +16

We derive the plage area evolution over the last 12 solar cycles employing data from all Ca II K archives available publicly in digital form known to us, including several as yet u…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 32 cited

Magnetohydrodynamic Non-linearities in Sunspot Atmospheres: Chromospheric Detections of Intermediate Shocks

S. J. Houston, D. B. Jess, R. Keppens +8

The formation of shocks within the solar atmosphere remains one of the few observable signatures of energy dissipation arising from the plethora of magnetohydrodynamic waves genera…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 58 cited

Analysis of full disc Ca II K spectroheliograms. II. Towards an accurate assessment of long-term variations in plage areas

Theodosios Chatzistergos, Ilaria Ermolli, Natalie A. Krivova +1

Reconstructions of past irradiance variations require suitable data on solar activity. The longest direct proxy is the sunspot number, and it has been most widely employed for this…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 11 cited

Plasma flows and magnetic field interplay during the formation of a pore

I. Ermolli, A. Cristaldi, F. Giorgi +5

We studied the formation of a pore in AR NOAA 11462. We analysed data obtained with the IBIS at the DST on April 17, 2012, consisting of full Stokes measurements of the Fe I 617.3…

astro-ph.SR2012★ 10 cited

Effects of unresolved magnetic field on Fe I 617.3 and 630.2 nm line shapes

Serena Criscuoli, Ilaria Ermolli, Han Uitenbroek +1

The contribution of the quiet Sun to solar irradiance variability, due either to changes of the solar effective temperature or to the presence of unresolved magnetic field, is stil…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 9 cited

Line shape effects on intensity measurements of solar features: Brightness correction to SoHO MDI continuum images

S. Criscuoli, I. Ermolli, D. Del Moro +4

Continuum intensity observations obtained with the Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) on-board the SoHO mission provide long time series of filtergrams that are ideal for studying the…