2011•Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences PhysicsRequires access
Solar activity at present and in the near future
V. P. Okhlopkov, Y. I. Stozhkov
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Abstract
We discuss the current solar cycle (number 24), its unusual characteristics, and the forthcoming solar maximum. We predict the solar activity over the next few decades. A prolonged solar minimum is expected, and the maximum of cycle 24 is predicted to have a low number of sunspots (annual mean number of sunspots, R z ≈ 50).