Solar-like differential rotation and equatorward migration in a convective dynamo with a coronal envelope
arXiv:1211.0452 · doi:10.1017/S1743921313002676
Abstract
We present results of convective turbulent dynamo simulations including a coronal layer in a spherical wedge. We find an equatorward migration of the radial and azimuthal fields similar to the behavior of sunspots during the solar cycle. The migration of the field coexist with a spoke-like differential rotation and anti-solar (clockwise) meridional circulation. Even though the migration extends over the whole convection zone, the mechanism causing this is not yet fully understood.
6 pages, 4 figures, proceedings of IAU Symposium IAU 294: Solar and astrophysical dynamos and magnetic activity
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