Annotation
A new (global) series of Wolf numbers (W G ), which takes all the sunspots on the Sun’s surface, including the spots that are invisible from the Earth, into account, is proposed for consideration with the aim of obtaining a more complete characteristic of solar activity. The optimum configuration of spacecraft for this purpose is examined.
Received: 2012 March 20
Approved: 2012 November 2
PACS:
96.60.qd Sun spots, solar cycles
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Authors
I.F. Nikulin
Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Universitetskii pr. 13, Moscow, 119999, Russia
Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Universitetskii pr. 13, Moscow, 119999, Russia
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