Fig. 1
Contour maps show the distribution of magnetic flux over the photosphere during the maximum of solar cycle 24 (top panel) and the minimum of solar cycle 23 (bottom panel). The field above 70°s is not resolved. Blue, light shading shows the positive regions, while red shading indicates negative regions. The neutral line is black. Contours are indicated. Inverted carets show times of contributing magnetograms (taken from the WSO webpage).
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