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We present a new method for measuring the solar magnetic meridional flow, and provide a comparison with other recent work. We have performed a least-squares fit to azimuthally averaged Mount Wilson Observatory synoptic data encompassing Carrington rotations 1722 to 1929 to produce an estimate of the solar meridional flow. A parametric fit to our results expresses the solar meridional flow as v(φ) = 28.5 sin2.5 φ cos φ.
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Cameron, R., Hopkins, A. A new estimate of the solar meridional flow. Solar Physics 183, 263–276 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005036907969
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