sunspot total area peak relative to sunspot number peak

[David Dalton]

I seem to recall that the peak in the total surface area
of sunspots happens after the peak in sunspot number,
so occurs on the right flank of the sunspot number plot.
Is that the case?

[a a]

Post by David Dalton
I seem to recall that the peak in the total surface area
of sunspots happens after the peak in sunspot number,
so occurs on the right flank of the sunspot number plot.
Is that the case?
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Ok David,
what is your definition of a sunspot, of a group of sunspots ?