In 2014 Valentina Zharkova[1]
discovered that solar cycles are caused by a double dynamo effect between two
layers of the Sun, one near the surface and one deep in its convection area.
This model reconstructs past irregularities and predicts what will happen in
the future. “We found magnetic waves that appear in pairs, originating from two
different layers within the Sun. Both have a cycle of about 11 years, even if
they are slightly out of phase. During the cycle, the waves float between the
northern and southern hemispheres of the Sun. Combining these waves and
comparing them with the real data for the past solar cycles, we found that our
predictions are 97% accurate.”
Using this model to predict the future we see that waves will
become increasingly out of phase during cycle 25, which reaches its peak in
2022. In cycle 26, which covers the decade from 2030 to 2040, waves will become
totally out of phase and this will cause a significant reduction in solar
emissions. “In cycle 26, the two waves are opposed to each other, with their
peak at the same time but in opposite hemispheres of the Sun. Their
interference will be destructive and will cancel each other out ... when the
waves are in phase, they can show a strong resonance, and we have strong solar
activity. When they are out of phase, we have solar minima.”
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[1] Shepherd SJ, Zharkov SI and
Zharkova VV, 2014, Prediction of Solar Activity from Solar Background
Magnetic Field Variations in Cycles 21–23, The Astrophysical Journal,
795:46 (8pp), The Astrophysical Journal, 795:46 (8pp), 2014 November, https://phys.org/news/2015-07-irregular-heartbeat-sun-driven-dynamo.html