Temporal Evolution of Sunspot Groups and Increase in the Open flux During Solar Maximum in Cycle 24
Minami Yoshida, Toshifumi Shimizu, Shin Toriumi, Haruhisa Iijima
The evolution of the global solar magnetic field directly impacts the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). During the solar maximum of Cycle 24, the monthly averaged IMF strength doubled over five Carrington rotations in late 2014. To understand the physical origin of this …