The Puzzling Structure of Solar Convection: Window into the Dynamo
Whitepaper #105 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research; infrastructure/workforce/other programmatic. Additional topics: solar physics; research tools and infrastructure.
by Nicholas Featherstone, Evan H. Anders, Kyle C. Augustson, Jonathan Aurnou, Catherine Blume, Benjamin P. Brown, Nicholas Brummell, Keaton J. Burns, Michael A. Calkins, Maria Camisassa, Mausumi Dikpati, Yuhong Fan, J. R. Fuentes, Gustavo Guerrero, Bradley W. Hindman, Keith Julien, Irina N. Kitiashvili, Lydia Korre, Daniel Lecoanet, Bhishek Manek, Loren Matilsky, Nicholas J. Nelson, Jeffrey S. Oishi, Whitney T. Powers, Matthias Rempel, Krista Soderlund, Geoffrey M. Vasil, Andrey M. Stejko, and Mark Miesch
Published onJul 31, 2023
The Puzzling Structure of Solar Convection: Window into the Dynamo
The operation of the solar dynamo remains an outstanding problem of solar physics owing to continuing uncertainty in the speed and structure of deep-seated convective flows. We discuss the relationship between this aspect of convection and the dynamo. We suggest that observations of the solar poles, coupled with theory and simulation are vital to attain new perspectives on the dynamo.
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