relative sunspot number

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relative sunspot number [′rel·əd·iv ′sən‚spät ‚nəm·bər]

(astronomy)

A measure of sunspot activity, computed from the formulaR=k(10g+f), whereRis the relative sunspot number,fthe number of individual spots,gthe number of groups of spots, andka factor that varies with the observer (his or her personal equation), the seeing, and the observatory (location and instrumentation). Also known as sunspot number; sunspot relative number; Wolf number; Wolf-Wolfer number; Zurich number.

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No references found			04 (39) g = active areas (AAs) MDF = mean daily frequency R = relative sunspot number The no. Solar section by Smith, Lyn / Journal of the British Astronomical Association As a comparison, the relative sunspot number (R) is shown in Figure 2. The radio astronomy group by Cook, John / Journal of the British Astronomical Association 03 (37) g = active areas (AAs) MDF = mean daily frequency R = relative sunspot number The no. Solar section by Smith, Lyn / Journal of the British Astronomical Association			relative movement line relative orbit relative path relative pathname relative permeability relative permittivity relative plot relative position relative power gain relative pressure response relative primes relative quickness Relative Record Data Set relative reference relative refractory period relative relief relative resistance relative response relative roughness factor relative scatter intensity relative search relative sector search relative settlement relative square search relative stability test relative sunspot number relative time relative topography relative topology relative transmitting response relative triple precision relative vector relative velocity relative volatility relative wind relative-density bottle relative-state interpretation relatively closed set relatively compact set relatively open set relatively prime Relativism Relativistic Astrophysics relativistic beam relativistic bremsstrahlung Relativistic Effect relativistic electrodynamics Relativistic heavy-ion collisions Relativistic Invariance relativistic jet model relativistic kinematics			Relative Spectral Technique relative square search relative stability test Relative standard deviation Relative Standard Deviation for Reproducibility Relative Standard Error Relative Standard Error of the Mean Relative Standardabweichung Relative Standardized Mortality Ratio Relative state Relative state formulation Relative state interpretation Relative State of Charge Relative static permittivity Relative static permittivity relative sterility Relative strength Relative strength Relative strength index Relative strength index Relative strength index Relative strength index Relative strength index Relative Strength Indexes relative strength indicator relative strength indicator Relative Strength Indicators Relative Strength Indices Relative Strength Levy Relative Substrate Affinity Index relative sunspot number Relative Synonymous Codon Usage Relative System Performance relative tachycardia Relative Temperature Index relative temperature scale Relative term Relative Thermal Resistance to Mixing Relative Threat Number relative time Relative Time Clock Relative Time Command Sequence Relative Time Interval Error Relative Time of Arrival Relative Time Processor Relative Time Sequence relative to relative to relative to relative to the manner of proceeding relative topography relative topography Relative topology Relative Total Shareholder Return Relative Transmission Distance Factor relative transmitting response relative triple precision Relative Unit Labor Cost

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