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Table 2

Decay rates [Mm2 day-1] of penumbra, umbra, and the entire satellite sunspot (pores, umbrae, and penumbrae) for four time intervals.

Feature Decay rate [Mm2 day-1] for four time intervals
t0 − t1 t1 − t2 t2 − t3 t0 − t3

Penumbra 130.2 244.2 31.3
Umbra 86.4 68.4 67.9 73.7
Spot 216.6 312.6 99.3 225.8

Notes. The time intervals are t0 = 03:07 UT, t1 = 08:36 UT, t2 = 14:46 UT, t3 = 18:20 UT.

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