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In this paper, the north–south (N–S) asymmetry of the polar faculae at relatively low (RLLs), relatively high (RHLs) as well as total latitudes (TLs) respectively, are investigated. It is found that (1) the polar faculae behave in a different asymmetrical way at different latitudinal bands; (2) the asymmetry of solar activity may be a function of latitudes, which is present not only in the low-latitude solar activity but also in the high-latitude solar activity; (3) the N–S asymmetry of the polar faculae at TLs depends on that at RHLs, and the asymmetry of the polar faculae at RLLs only plays a modulatory role.
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Deng, L.H., Qu, Z.Q., Yan, X.L. et al. The Hemispheric Asymmetry of Polar Faculae. J Astrophys Astron 33, 221–226 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-012-9143-7
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