Abstract
The stellar wind diagnostics of some well-studied O stars exhibit cyclical variations with periods that are probably related to the rotational period of the underlying star. This rotational modulation is usually attributed to large scale, persistent structures in the wind, which are thought to be generated and maintained by photospheric processes that alter the emergence of the wind from different regions of the stellar surface. In this review, three case studies are used to illustrate the patterns of variability that are attributed to rotational modulation and to highlight some open issues connected with this hypothesis. The problems associated with establishing the occurrence of rotational modulation rigorously are also discussed.
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