Reply to "The relations between chromospheric features and photospheric magnetic fields" by E. N. Frazier

Abstract

Frazier (1972) has criticized the conclusions of Zirin (1971, 1972), Veeder and Zirin (1970), and those of Foukal (1971a, b, c) on the relation between Hex structure and magnetic fields. We wish to reply to these criticisms. Some of the points Frazier mentions refer to statements made by Veeder and Zirin (1970) based on low resolution magnetograms and medium resolution Hex pictures. These statements were based on the best magnetograms available at the time and have already been corrected in a more recent paper to which Dr Frazier has access (Zirin, 1972). Dr Frazier actually has a similar difficulty in that his Hex pictures do not have sufficient resolution to derive full information from his magnetograms.

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