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Table 4

Individual spot decay and growth rates.

Season Spot DI # D (SH/day) Type

2006/07 A (blue) 1–6 −0.025 ± 0.003 decay
B (red) 1–6 + 0.017 ± 0.004 growth
C (green) 2–5 + 0.020 ± 0.012 growth

2007/08 A (blue) 8–10 −0.021 ± 0.012 decay
B (green) 8–10 + 0.014 ± 0.007 growth

2008/09 A (blue) 13–17 + 0.026 ± 0.004 growth
B (green) 13–17 −0.020 ± 0.003 decay
B (green) 18–19 + 0.013 ± 0.009 growth

2009/10 A (blue) 22–24 −0.019 ± 0.016 decay
B (green) 20–22 + 0.019 ± 0.007 growth

2010/11 A (blue) 25–28 −0.021 ± 0.008 decay
B (green) 25–28 −0.020 ± 0.007 decay
C (red) 25–28 + 0.017 ± 0.009 growth

2011/12 A (blue) 31–33 −0.021 ± 0.012 decay
B (green) 30–32 −0.021 ± 0.011 decay
B (green) 32–36 + 0.030 ± 0.006 growth
C (red) 30–33 + 0.023 ± 0.006 growth
C (red) 33–36 −0.024 ± 0.005 decay

2006-12 ⟨ − 0.022 ± 0.002 ⟩ decay
⟨ + 0.021 ± 0.002 ⟩ growth

Notes. Derived values represent a linear area decay law of form dA(t)/dt = D. D is given in solar hemispheres (SH) per day (1 SH=3.05 Gm2).

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