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astro-ph.SR2018★ 25 cited
Driving Solar Giant Cells through the Self-Organization of Near-Surface Plumes
Nicholas J. Nelson, Nicholas A. Featherstone, Mark S. Miesch +1
Global 3D simulations of solar giant-cell convection have provided significant insight into the processes which yield the Sun's observed differential rotation and cyclic dynamo act…
astro-ph.SR2018★ 10 cited
Prandtl-Number Effects in High-Rayleigh-Number Spherical Convection
Ryan J. Orvedahl, Michael A. Calkins, Nicholas A. Featherstone +1
Convection is the predominant mechanism by which energy and angular momentum are transported in the outer portion of the Sun. The resulting overturning motions are also the primary…