TITLE:
Total Solar Flux Intensity at 11.2 GHz as an Indicator of Solar Activity and Cyclicity
AUTHORS:
Juha Kallunki, Minttu Uunila
KEYWORDS:
Solar Activity, Solar Flare, Solar Cycle, Solar Radio Burst
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics,
Vol.4 No.3,
August
15,
2014
ABSTRACT:
In this paper we present an overview of solar radio observations
at 11.2 GHz on Mets?hovi Radio Observatory (MRO). The data were observed during
the solar cycles 23 and 24 (2001-2013) both in solar maxima and minimum. In
total, 180 solar radio bursts, with varying intensities and properties, were
observed. We compare our data series with other similar data sets. A good
correlation can be found between the data series. It is concluded that one can
conduct scientifically significant solar radio observations with a low cost
instrument as the one presented in this paper.