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Term: differential rotation
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The change in solar rotation rate with latitude. Low latitudes rotate at a faster angular rate (approximately 14° per day) than do high latitudes (approximately12° per day)
NOAA SWPC SpWx Glossary Planetary Astrophysics Heliophysics
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Term: differential rotation
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different rotation speeds at different solar latitudes, faster at lower latitudes and slower near the poles
NASA CCMC Heliophysics
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SWEET Earth Science
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