Dibyendu, Nandy and Choudhuri, Arnab Rai (2002) Explaining the Latitudinal Distribution of Sunspots with Deep Meridional Flow. [Journal Article]
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Abstract
Sunspots, dark magnetic regions occurring at low latitudes on the Sun's surface, are tracers of the magnetic field generated by the dynamo mechanism. Recent solar dynamo models, which use the helioseismically determined solar rotation, indicate that sunspots should form at high latitudes, contrary to observations. We present a dynamo model with the correct latitudinal distribution of sunspots and demonstrate that this requires a meridional flow of material that penetrates deeper than hitherto believed, into the stable layers below the convection zone. Such a deep material flow may have important implications for turbulent convection and elemental abundance in the Sun and similar stars.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | sunspots;magnetic;latitudinal;distribution;dynamo model;stars |
Subjects: | Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics |
Depositing User: | Sandhya Jagirdar |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2004 |
Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2010 04:12 |
URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/235 |