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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.2cm,clip]{3152f1.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 1: First one hour average divergence map; bright areas: strong divergence (upflow), dark areas: strong convergence (downflow).
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.4cm,clip]{3152f2.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 2: Mean cumulative histogram of all divergence values of the 267 one-hour averages. The vertical lines show the divergence thresholds at 80% and 90%. The values of divergence above the threshold are defined as mesogranular pixels.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\mbox{\includegraphics[width=1.7in]{3152f3.eps} \includegraph... ...1.7in]{3152f16.eps} \includegraphics[width=1.7in]{3152f17.eps} } \end{figure}$ Figure 3: Areas of $58\times 58$ Mm² of the original divergence (bright: positive) and segmented maps with a cadence of 10 min. The first row shows three successive cutouts of divergence maps. The second to fifth rows show the corresponding segmented maps for segmentation levels 80% to 95%. The influence of the segmentation level on the segmented features, i.e., decreasing area and number of features with increasing level, is clearly seen.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\mbox{\includegraphics[width=7cm,clip]{3152f18.eps}\hspace*{2... ...s}\hspace*{2mm} \includegraphics[width=7cm,clip]{3152f21.eps} } \end{figure}$ Figure 4: Four plots of mesogranule trajectories (cadence of 5 h) overlayed with cork maps (running time of the corks is 5 h). Only mesogranules with a lifetime of $\geq$ 1 h were used. Blue-colored vectors correspond to mesogranules with a lifetime <4 h, whereas red-colored vectors correspond to mesogranules with a lifetime $\geq$ 4 h.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\mbox{\includegraphics[width=2.25in]{3152f22.eps} \includegra... ...=1.9in]{3152f29.eps} \includegraphics[width=1.9in]{3152f30.eps} }\end{figure}$ Figure 5: Cork and vector plots (cadence 2.5 h) spanning an area of $58\times 58$ Mm² including one big and several smaller supergranules. The running time of the corks is the same as in Fig. 4 (5 h). Red-colored vectors correspond to mesogranules with a lifetime of $\geq$ 4 h, the blue-colored vectors to mesogranules with a lifetime <4 h. The time sequence begins in the upper left corner with a cutout generated from starting image No. 30, proceeding line by line to the lower right corner (starting image No. 150).
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.7cm,clip]{3152f31.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 6: Histogram of MG drift velocities for the segmentation level of 90%. Only mesogranules of lifetimes $\geq$ 1 h and of areas $\geq$ 5 Mm² were used.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.2cm,clip]{3152f32.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 7: Number of mesogranules as function of lifetime (in log-lin scale) for the segmentation level of 90%. Only mesogranules of lifetimes $\geq$ 1 h and of areas $\geq$ 5 ${\rm Mm^{2}}$ were used. The exponential fits for the four segmentation levels are overplotted in different linestyles.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.3cm,clip]{3152f33.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 8: Histogram of MG areas for the segmentation level of 90%. Only mesogranules of lifetimes $\geq$ 1 h and of areas $\geq$ 5 ${\rm Mm^{2}}$ were used.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.1cm,clip]{3152f34.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 9: Histogram of MG travel distances for the segmentation level of 90%. Only mesogranules of lifetimes $\geq$ 1 h and of areas $\geq$ 5 Mm² were used.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.2cm,clip]{3152f35.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 10: Scatter plot of MG lifetime vs. drift velocity for the segmentation level of 90%. Triangle symbols mark mean values of velocity for the lifetime bins.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.2cm,clip]{3152f36.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 11: Scatter plot of MG lifetime vs. travel distance for the segmentation level of 90%. Triangle symbols mark mean values of travel distance for the lifetime bins.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.3cm,clip]{3152f37.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 12: Scatter plot of MG lifetime vs. area for the segmentation level of 90%. Triangle symbols mark mean values of area for the lifetime bins.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.3cm,clip]{3152f38.eps} \end{figure}$ Figure 13: Scatter plot of MG travel distance vs. area for the segmentation level of 90%.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.2cm,clip]{3152f1.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 1: First one hour average divergence map; bright areas: strong divergence (upflow), dark areas: strong convergence (downflow).
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.4cm,clip]{3152f2.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 2: Mean cumulative histogram of all divergence values of the 267 one-hour averages. The vertical lines show the divergence thresholds at 80% and 90%. The values of divergence above the threshold are defined as mesogranular pixels.
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$\begin{figure} \par\mbox{\includegraphics[width=7cm,clip]{3152f18.eps}\hspace{2... ...s}\hspace{2mm} \includegraphics[width=7cm,clip]{3152f21.eps} } \end{figure}$	Figure 4: Four plots of mesogranule trajectories (cadence of 5 h) overlayed with cork maps (running time of the corks is 5 h). Only mesogranules with a lifetime of $\geq$ 1 h were used. Blue-colored vectors correspond to mesogranules with a lifetime <4 h, whereas red-colored vectors correspond to mesogranules with a lifetime $\geq$ 4 h.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.7cm,clip]{3152f31.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 6: Histogram of MG drift velocities for the segmentation level of 90%. Only mesogranules of lifetimes $\geq$ 1 h and of areas $\geq$ 5 Mm² were used.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.2cm,clip]{3152f32.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 7: Number of mesogranules as function of lifetime (in log-lin scale) for the segmentation level of 90%. Only mesogranules of lifetimes $\geq$ 1 h and of areas $\geq$ 5 ${\rm Mm^{2}}$ were used. The exponential fits for the four segmentation levels are overplotted in different linestyles.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.3cm,clip]{3152f33.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 8: Histogram of MG areas for the segmentation level of 90%. Only mesogranules of lifetimes $\geq$ 1 h and of areas $\geq$ 5 ${\rm Mm^{2}}$ were used.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.1cm,clip]{3152f34.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 9: Histogram of MG travel distances for the segmentation level of 90%. Only mesogranules of lifetimes $\geq$ 1 h and of areas $\geq$ 5 Mm² were used.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.2cm,clip]{3152f35.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 10: Scatter plot of MG lifetime vs. drift velocity for the segmentation level of 90%. Triangle symbols mark mean values of velocity for the lifetime bins.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.2cm,clip]{3152f36.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 11: Scatter plot of MG lifetime vs. travel distance for the segmentation level of 90%. Triangle symbols mark mean values of travel distance for the lifetime bins.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.3cm,clip]{3152f37.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 12: Scatter plot of MG lifetime vs. area for the segmentation level of 90%. Triangle symbols mark mean values of area for the lifetime bins.
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$\begin{figure} \par\includegraphics[width=7.3cm,clip]{3152f38.eps} \end{figure}$	Figure 13: Scatter plot of MG travel distance vs. area for the segmentation level of 90%.
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