comparative study of solar cycles 22 to 24 in relation to solar output variability比较研究的太阳能循环相对于22日至24日太阳能输出变化.pdfVIP

Vol.4, No.6, 349-354 (2012) Natural Science /10.4236/ns.2012.46048 Comparative study of solar cycles 22 to 24 in relation to solar output variability Sham Singh, Divya Shrivastava, Shri Ram Lahauriya, Adya Prasad Mishra Department of Physics, Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa, India; shamrathore@, apm_apsu@yahoo.co.in Received 25 January 2012; revised 27 February 2012; accepted 10 March 2012 ABSTRACT poles. The 11-year period is not constant but varies from one cycle to other between 9.5 to 12.5 years [4]. The The rate of increase in solar activity at the initia- position of the sunspots is not random [5]. They first tion of solar cycle 22 had led the activity during appear in the middle latitudes above and below the Sun’s the solar maximum years 1990-1991, be the equator. After 11-years when the most cycle begins, the most severe of any period during the space age. magnetic field poles are reversed. Solar cycles 22 and 23 Solar cycle 23 started in May 1996 and ended in was 9.7 and 12.6 years long respectively [6,7]. Cycles 22 December 2008. Total time period of this solar and 23 both showed large annual average of geomagne cycle is 12.6 years. The maximum smoothed tic activity in comparison with most cycle in the record sunspot number observed during the solar cycle of aa indices. The dramatic variability from one cycle to was 120.8 and minimum was 1.7. It is apparent the next in these sunspot and geomagnetic records shows that solar cycle 23 is a long one. Solar cycle 24