Origin of the torsional oscillation pattern of solar rotation
arXiv:astro-ph/0209146 · doi:10.1023/A:1023202605379
Abstract
A model is presented that explains the `torsional oscillation' pattern of deviations in the solar rotation rate as a geostrophic flow. The flow is driven by temperature variations near the surface due to the enhanced emission of radiation by the small scale magnetic field. The model explains the sign of the flow, its amplitude and the fact that the maxima occur near the boundaries of the main activity belts. The amplitude of the flow decreases with depth from its maximum at the surface but penetrates over much of the depth of the convection zone, in agreement with the data from helioseismology. It predicts that the flow is axisymmetric only on average, and in reality consists of a superposition of circulations around areas of enhanced magnetic activity. It must be accompanied by a meridional flow component, which declines more rapidly with depth.
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