Meridional flow in the Sun's convection zone is a single cell in each hemisphere.

作者: Laurent Gizon , Robert H. Cameron , Majid Pourabdian , Zhi-Chao Liang , Damien Fournier

DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.AAZ7119

关键词: EquatorMeridional flowHelioseismologyDynamoGeologySunspotConvection zoneGeophysicsLatitudeSolar cycle

摘要: The Sun's magnetic field is generated by subsurface motions of the convecting plasma. latitude at which emerges through solar surface (as sunspots) drifts toward equator over course 11-year cycle. We use helioseismology to infer meridional flow (in latitudinal and radial directions) two cycles covering 1996-2019. Two data sources are used, agree during their overlap period 2001-2011. time-averaged shown be a single cell in each hemisphere, carrying plasma base convection zone with speed ~4 meters per second 45° latitude. Our results support flux-transport dynamo model, explains drift sunspot-emergence latitudes flow.

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