Is meridional circulation important in modelling irregularities of the solar cycle?
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2015-06-05 v1
Abstract
We explore the importance of meridional circulation variations in modelling the irregularities of the solar cycle by using the flux transport dynamo model. We show that a fluctuating meridional circulation can reproduce some features of the solar cycle like the Waldmeier effect and the grand minimum. However, we get all these results only if the value of the turbulent diffusivity in the convection zone is reasonably high.
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@article{arxiv.1111.2144,
title = {Is meridional circulation important in modelling irregularities of the solar cycle?},
author = {Bidya Binay Karak and Arnab Rai Choudhuri},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.2144},
year = {2015}
}
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4 pages, 4 figures. Proceedings of IAU Symposium 286: Comparative Magnetic Minima: Characterizing quiet times in the Sun and star