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== plage ==
== plage ==


<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Regions of emergent, more intense magnetic flux revealed as brighter areas in the [[chromosphere]] and with [[temperature|temperatures]] higher than in surrounding quiescent areas. Plage are often coincident with [[photosphere|photospheric]] [[faculae]]. They are also often seen in association with [[sunspot|sunspots]].</div><br/> </div>
Regions of emergent, more intense magnetic flux revealed as brighter areas in the [[chromosphere]] and with [[temperature|temperatures]] higher than in surrounding quiescent areas. Plage are often coincident with [[photosphere|photospheric]] [[faculae]]. They are also often seen in association with [[sunspot|sunspots]].<br/>  


<p>''Term edited 14 August 2018.''</p>
<p>''Term edited 14 August 2018.''</p>
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plage

Regions of emergent, more intense magnetic flux revealed as brighter areas in the chromosphere and with temperatures higher than in surrounding quiescent areas. Plage are often coincident with photospheric faculae. They are also often seen in association with sunspots.

Term edited 14 August 2018.

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