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A numerical test is made to determine if the high-latitude torsional wave is generated from the low-latitude torsional pattern as a result of our reduction procedures. The results indicate that the high-latitude motions are not an artifact of the analysis, but are true solar features. We demonstrate also that the one-wave-per-hemisphere torsional oscillation does not result from the reduction procedure. These results place the observations in conflict with the predictions of α - (ω) models of the solar cycle.
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Labonte, B.J., Howard, R. Are the high-latitude torsional oscillations of the sun real?. Sol Phys 80, 373–378 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00147983
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