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This work investigates the solar quasi-periodic cycles with multi-timescales and the possible relationships with planetary motions. The solar cycles are derived from long-term observations of the relative sunspot number and microwave emission at frequency of 2.80 GHz. A series of solar quasi-periodic cycles with multi-timescales are registered. These cycles can be classified into three classes: (1) the strong PLC (PLC is defined as the solar cycle with a period very close to the ones of some planetary motions, named as planetary-like cycle) which is related strongly with planetary motions, including nine periodic modes with relatively short period (P<12 yr), and related to the motions of the inner planets and of Jupiter; (2) the weak PLC, which is related weakly to planetary motions, including two periodic modes with relatively long period (P>12 yr), and possibly related to the motions of outer planets; (3) the non-PLC, for which so far there has been found no clear evidence to show the relationship with any planetary motions. Among the planets, Jupiter plays a key role in most periodic modes due to its sidereal motion or spring tidal motions associated with other planets. Among planetary motions, the spring tidal motion of the inner planets and of Jupiter dominates the formation of most PLCs. The relationships between multi-timescale solar periodic modes and the planetary motions will help us to understand the essential nature and prediction of solar activities.
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The authors would like to thank the referee’s valuable comments on the manuscript and SGD teams for the systematic data. This work is supported by MOST Grant No. 2011CB811401, NSFC Grant No. 11273030, 10921303, and the National Major Scientific Equipment R&D Project ZDYZ2009-3.
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Tan, B., Cheng, Z. The mid-term and long-term solar quasi-periodic cycles and the possible relationship with planetary motions. Astrophys Space Sci 343, 511–521 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-012-1272-6
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