Alternate Definitions for Evershed effect

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Term: Evershed effect
Definition:

Horizontal motion of the solar atmosphere near a sunspot, having velocities of a few kilometers per second. In the photosphere, matter streams away from the umbra. In the chromosphere, the direction of flow is toward the umbra.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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