SHAO Astrophysics Colloquium

Title: The solar cycle: its variability and prediction

Speaker: Prof. Jie Jiang (Beihang University)

Time: 3 pm, July 4 (Thursday)

Location: Lecture hall, 3rd floor

Abstract:

Solar activity, e.g., sunspots, flares, coronal mass ejections and so on, shows a roughly 11-year cycle period, which is the so-called solar cycle with widely varying amplitudes. In our technological society, the effects of the solar cycle on human society are becoming more and more significant. Nowadays, it is regarded as nature's third most important cycle for our lives. In this talk, I will present our efforts to understand causes of variability in the solar cycle and to develop models to predict solar cycles.