The case for a distributed solar dynamo shaped by near-surface shear

dc.creatorBrandenburg, Axel
dc.date2005-02-15
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dc.descriptionArguments for and against the widely accepted picture of a solar dynamo being seated in the tachocline are reviewed and alternative ideas concerning dynamos operating in the bulk of the convection zone, or perhaps even in the near-surface shear layer, are discussed. Based on the angular velocities of magnetic tracers it is argued that the observations are compatible with a distributed dynamo that may be strongly shaped by the near-surface shear layer. Direct simulations of dynamo action in a slab with turbulence and shear are presented to discuss filling factor and tilt angles of bipolar regions in such a model.
dc.description10 pages, 6 figures, Astrophys. J. 625 (scheduled for the 1 June 2005 issue)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0502275
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0502275
dc.identifierAstrophys.J. 625 (2005) 539-547
dc.identifierdoi:10.1086/429584
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/9005
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe case for a distributed solar dynamo shaped by near-surface shear
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