The Origin and Dynamics of Solar Magnetism

by Thompson, M. J.; Balogh, A.; Culhane, J. L.; Nordlund, A.; Solanki, S. K.

• ISBN13: 9781441902382
• ISBN10: 1441902384
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

The book treats all aspects of solar magnetism, from its origin in the solar dynamo to its evolution annd dynamics that create the variability of solar phenomena, from its well-known 11-year activity cycle to the ever-changing pattern of sunspots and active regions on the Sun.Several contributions deal with the solar dynamo, the driver of many solar phenomena. Other contributions treat the transport and emergence of the magnetic flux through the outer layers of the Sun. The coupling of magnetic fields from the surface to the solar corona and beyond is also described, together with current studies on the predictability of solar activity.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Solar Magnetism: The Early Years	p. 1
Solar Magnetism: The State of Our Knowledge and Ignorance	p. 15
Chaos and Intermittency in the Solar Cycle	p. 25
The Solar Dynamo	p. 53
Flux-Transport Solar Dynamos	p. 67
The Solar Dynamo: The Role of Penetration, Rotation and Shear on Convective Dynamos	p. 77
Advances in Theory and Simulations of Large-Scale Dynamos	p. 87
Planetary Dynamos from a Solar Perspective	p. 105
Observations of Photospheric Dynamics and Magnetic Fields: From Large-Scale to Small-Scale Flows	p. 127
Large Scale Flows in the Solar Convection Zone	p. 151
Photospheric and Subphotospheric Dynamics of Emerging Magnetic Flux	p. 175
The Topology and Behavior of Magnetic Fields Emerging at the Solar Photosphere	p. 197
Sunspots: From Small-Scale Inhomogeneities Toward a Global Theory	p. 213
Recent Evidence for Convection in Sunspot Penumbrae	p. 229
Helioseismology of Sunspots: A Case Study of NOAA Region 9787	p. 249
Small-Scale Solar Magnetic Fields	p. 275
Coupling from the Photosphere to the Chromosphere and the Corona	p. 317
Magnetic Flux Emergence, Activity, Eruptions and Magnetic Clouds: Following Magnetic Field from the Sun to the Heliosphere	p. 351
Coronal Holes and Open Magnetic Flux	p. 383
Solar Cycle Forecasting	p. 401
Coronal Magnetism: Difficulties and Prospects	p. 413
ISSI Workshop on Solar Magnetism: Concluding Remarks	p. 423
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