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In the quiet regions on the solar surface, turbulent convective motions of granulation play an important role in creating small-scale magnetic structures, as well as in energy injection into the upper atmosphere. The turbulent nature of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-04 Ryohtaroh T. Ishikawa , Yukio Katsukawa , Takayoshi Oba , Motoki Nakata , Kenichi Nagaoka , Tatsuya Kobayashi

We analyze spectral properties of solar convection in the range of depths from 0 to 19~Mm using subsurface flow maps obtained by the time-distance heiioseismology analysis of solar-oscillation data from the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-01 Alexander V. Getling , Alexander G. Kosovichev

Recent studies suggest that the magnetic switchbacks (SBs) detected by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) carry information on the scales of solar supergranulation (large scale) and granulation (medium scale). We test this claim using…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-18 Jeongwoo Lee , Vasyl Yurchyshyn , Haimin Wang , Xu Yang , Wenda Cao , Juan Carlos Martinez Oliveros

Light bridges are the most prominent manifestation of convection in sunspots. The brightest representatives are granular light bridges composed of features that appear to be similar to granules. An in-depth study of the convective motions,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-05 Andreas Lagg , Sami K. Solanki , Michiel van Noort , Sanja Danilovic

I represent results three-dimensional numerical simulation of solar surface convection on scales local supergranulation with realistic model physics. I study thermal structure of convective motions in photosphere, the range of convection…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Sergey Ustyugov

We present the initial results of an observational study into the variation of the dominant length-scale of quiet solar emission: supergranulation. This length-scale reflects the radiative energy in the plasma of the upper solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Scott W. McIntosh , Robert J. Leamon , Rachel A. Hock , Mark P. Rast , Roger K. Ulrich

Classical theories of turbulence do not describe accurately inertial range scaling laws in turbulent convection and notably fail to model the shape of the turbulent spectrum of solar photospheric convection. To understand these…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 F. Rincon

Results of realistic simulations of solar surface convection on the scale of supergranules (96 Mm wide by 20 Mm deep) are presented. The simulations cover only 10% of the geometric depth of the solar convection zone, but half its pressure…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-05 R. F. Stein , A. Nordlund , D. Georgobiani , D. Benson , W. Schaffenberger

Trees of fragmenting granules (TFG) and associated flows are suspected to playa major role in the formation of the network in the quiet Sun. We investigate the counterparts, in terms of dynamics, of surface structures detectable by high…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-13 T. Roudier , J. M. Malherbe , R. F. Stein , Z. Frank

The Sun is the only star where the superficial turbulent convection can be observed at very high spatial resolution. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has continuously observed the full Sun from space with multi-wavelength filters since…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-18 J. Ballot , T. Roudier , J. M. Malherbe , Z. Frank

Large regions of giant planets are thought to possess unstable thermal gradients stabilised by gradients in heavy-element composition. The fluid can then develop semi-convection, a double-diffusive instability driven by the unequal…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-05-27 Paul Pružina , Nathanaël Schaeffer , David Cébron

Supergranulation is a component of solar convection that manifests itself on the photosphere as a cellular network of around 35 Mm across, with a turnover lifetime of 1-2 days. It is strongly linked to the structure of the magnetic field.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Peter E. Williams , W. Dean Pesnell

Context: Studying the motions on the solar surface is fundamental for understanding how turbulent convection transports energy and how magnetic fields are distributed across the solar surface. Aims: From horizontal velocity measurements all…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Th. Roudier , M. Švanda , M. Rieutord , J. M. Malherbe , R. Burston , L. Gizon

The rotational energy of a fluid parcel changes during isotropic expansion or compression. In solar convection, rotation absorbs energy from convection and inhibits it, causing the motion of fluid parcels larger than a critical size to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-19 Haibin Chen , Rong Wu

Below 1 mHz, the power spectrum of helioseismic velocity measurements is dominated by the spectrum of convective motions (granulation and supergranulation) making it difficult to detect the low-order acoustic modes and the gravity modes. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-10-31 S. Lefebvre , R. A. Garcia , S. J. Jimenez-Reyes , S. Turck-Chieze , S. Mathur

Turbulent convection efficiently transports energy up to the solar photosphere, but its multi-scale nature and dynamic properties are still not fully understood. Several works in the literature have investigated the emergence of patterns of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-28 F. Giannattasio , F. Berrilli , G. Consolini , D. Del Moro , M. Gosic , L. Bellot Rubio

The aim of this work is to identify the physical processes that occur in the network and contribute to its dynamics and heating. We model the network as consisting of individual flux tubes with a non-potential field structure that are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. S. Hasan , A. A. van Ballegoiijen , W. Kalkofen , O. Steiner

Solar supergranulation presents us with many mysteries. For example, previous studies in spectral space found that supergranulation has wave-like properties. Here we study, in real space, the wave-like evolution of the average supergranule…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-03 J. Langfellner , A. C. Birch , L. Gizon

The coexistence of motions on various scales is a remarkable feature of solar convection, which should be taken into account in analyses of the dynamics of magnetic fields. Therefore, it is important to investigate the factors responsible…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-15 O. V. Shcheritsa , A. V. Getling , O. S. Mazhorova

As in an earlier paper we start from the hypothesis that physics on the Planck scale should be described by means of concepts taken from ``discrete mathematics''. This goal is realized by developing a scheme being based on the dynamical…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-09-06 Manfred Requardt