Research Article

Why the Sunspot Cycle Is Double Peaked

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(a) Sunspot min: large polar coronal holes; no coronal holes at low latitudes; (b) Sunspot max: small scattered short-living coronal hole at all latitudes; (c) Decline phase, when the trailing polarity flux reaches the poles. Coronal holes data compiled by K. Harvey and F. Recely using NSO KPVT observations under a grant from the NSF.
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