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torsional oscillation: a standalone construct

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Solar physics

bands of slightly faster and slower solar rotation that migrate in latitude in step with the eleven-year cycle.

In solar physics, torsional oscillation refers to bands of slightly faster and slower solar rotation that migrate in latitude in step with the eleven-year cycle. This meaning comes from Howard (1980) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

Howard, R., & Labonte, B. J. (1980). The sun is observed to be a torsional oscillator with a period of 11 years. The Astrophysical Journal, 239, L33. https://doi.org/10.1086/183286

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