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Concentration of magnetic fields in the deep convection zone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

G. W. Simon  and
N. O. Weiss
G. W. Simon
Affiliation:
Sacramento Peak Observatory, Sunspot, N.M., U.S.A.
N. O. Weiss
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Silver Street, Cambridge, England

Abstract

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The strong magnetic fields observed between supergranules indicate that there must be subphotospheric convection in cells with a preferred diameter of about 30000 km. Orthodox mixing length theory assumes that the dimensions of cells are limited by the density scale-height. This is adequate for explaining granules but cannot account for supergranulation. A model is therefore proposed in which cellular motions extend over several scale-heights. In addition to granules and supergranules this model predicts a third characteristic scale of motion, with giant cells around 300000 km in diameter. These cells may produce a pattern of magnetic fields like that suggested by Bumba and Howard for complexes of activity.

Type
Part II: Theoretical Aspects
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 35: Structure and Development of Solar Active Regions , 1968 , pp. 108 - 111
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1968 

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