Predicting the Timing of the the Solar Cycle 25 Polar Field Reversal
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| author | Jha, Bibhuti Kumar Upton, Lisa A. |
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| contents | The process of the Sun's polar field cancellation reversal commences with the emergence of new cycle Hale's polarity active regions. Once the Sun undergoes polarity reversal, typically occurring near the peak of solar activity, it begins the process of accumulating the seed field for the forthcoming solar cycle. In recent years, the Advective Flux Transport (AFT) model has proven highly effective in forecasting the progression of polar fields by leveraging observations of surface flows and magnetic flux emergence. In this study, we make use of the predictive capability of the AFT model to simulate the evolution of the polar fields and estimate the timing of the Solar Cycle 25 polarity reversal in both hemispheres of the Sun. We use the statistical properties of active regions along with Solar Cycle~13, which closely resembles the current solar cycle (Cycle~25), to generate synthetic active regions in order to simulate future magnetic flux emergence in AFT to predict the evolution of the polar field. Based on our simulations, we anticipate that the Northern hemisphere of the Sun will undergo a polarity reversal between June 2024 and November 2024, with the center of our distribution at August 2024. In the Southern hemisphere, we anticipate a polarity reversal between November 2024 and July 2025, centered around February 2025. Additionally, assuming that the reversal of the axial dipole moment coincides with the peak of the solar cycle, our findings indicate that Cycle 25 is expected to peak in 2024 (likely between April to August 2024). |
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| spellingShingle | Predicting the Timing of the the Solar Cycle 25 Polar Field Reversal Jha, Bibhuti Kumar Upton, Lisa A. Solar and Stellar Astrophysics The process of the Sun's polar field cancellation reversal commences with the emergence of new cycle Hale's polarity active regions. Once the Sun undergoes polarity reversal, typically occurring near the peak of solar activity, it begins the process of accumulating the seed field for the forthcoming solar cycle. In recent years, the Advective Flux Transport (AFT) model has proven highly effective in forecasting the progression of polar fields by leveraging observations of surface flows and magnetic flux emergence. In this study, we make use of the predictive capability of the AFT model to simulate the evolution of the polar fields and estimate the timing of the Solar Cycle 25 polarity reversal in both hemispheres of the Sun. We use the statistical properties of active regions along with Solar Cycle~13, which closely resembles the current solar cycle (Cycle~25), to generate synthetic active regions in order to simulate future magnetic flux emergence in AFT to predict the evolution of the polar field. Based on our simulations, we anticipate that the Northern hemisphere of the Sun will undergo a polarity reversal between June 2024 and November 2024, with the center of our distribution at August 2024. In the Southern hemisphere, we anticipate a polarity reversal between November 2024 and July 2025, centered around February 2025. Additionally, assuming that the reversal of the axial dipole moment coincides with the peak of the solar cycle, our findings indicate that Cycle 25 is expected to peak in 2024 (likely between April to August 2024). |
| title | Predicting the Timing of the the Solar Cycle 25 Polar Field Reversal |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.10502 |