Anchor depths of flux elements and depths of flux sources in relation to the two rotation profiles of the sun's surface magnetic fields

摘要: It is known for over two decades now that the rotation of photospheric magnetic fields determined by different methods correlation analysis leads to vastly differing laws - one differential and other rigid rotation. Snodgrass Smith (2001) reexamining this puzzle show averaging amplitudes can tilt final profile in favour whenever contribution rigidly rotating large-scale structures (the plumes) dominates differentially small-scale mesoscale features. We present arguments unipolar latitudes >40 deg, which also (Stenflo, 1989), are formed mainly from intranetwork elements (abbreviated as IN elements). then estimate anchor depths various surface locations Sun's internal plasma layers rotate at same rate flux elements, using rates given helioseismology. infer broken off decay sunspot active regions features constitute located shallow close solar surface. From a similar comparison with helioseismic we high could only be coming radial distance about 0.66–0.68 R⊙ centre. Using Stenflo's (1991) ‘balloon man’ analogy, interpret these source elements. If so, seem fundamental component magnetism.