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[en] The Glossary is designed to be a technical dictionary that will provide solar workers of various specialities, students, other astronomers and theoreticians with concise information on the nature and properties of phenomena of solar and solar-terrestrial physics. Each term or group of related terms, is given a concise phenomenological and quantitative description, including the relationship to other phenomena and an interpretation in terms of physical processes. The references are intended to lead the non-specialist reader into the literature. This section deals with: photospheric faculae; facular point; polar faculae; magnetic knots; moving magnetic features; pore; sunspot; umbra; umbral dots; flashes and oscillations; light bridges; penumbra; penumbral waves; Evershed effect; and Wilson effect. (B.R.H.)
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Illustrated glossary
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Bruzek, A.; Durrant, C.J. (eds.); Astrophysics and Space Science Library; v. 69; p. 71-79; ISBN 90-277-0825-8; ; 1977; p. 71-79; D. Reidel; Dordrecht, Netherlands
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