emerging flux region

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Term: emerging flux region
Definition:

An area on the Sun where new magnetic flux erupts. An EFR is a bipolar magnetic region that first produces a small bipolar plage visible in the chromosphere, which may develop an arch filament system and the initial spots of a sunspot group. An EFR may be isolated from other solar activity or may occur within an active region.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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