Summary: Rom. Astron. J., Vol. 12, No. 2, p. 000­000, Bucharest, 2002
THE NORTH­SOUTH ASYMMETRY
OF SOFT X-RAY SOLAR FLARES
GEORGETA MARI1
, MIRUNA DANIELA POPESCU1, 2
, MARILENA MIERLA1, 3
1
Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy
Str. Cuitul de Argint 5, RO-752121 Bucharest, Romania
E-mail: gmaris@aira.astro.ro
2
Armagh Observatory, College Hill,
Armagh BT61 9DG, N. Ireland
E-mail: mdp@star.arm.ac.uk
3
Max-Planck Institut für Aeronomie
Max-Planck-Str. 2, D 37191, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany
E-mail: mierla@linmpi.mpg.de
Abstract. We analyse the North-South (N-S) asymmetry of soft X-ray (SXR) solar
flares during the 11-year solar cycle (SC). After reviewing the literature on flare

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