Published March 1979 | Version v1
Journal article

The origin of supergranulation and giant cells in the solar convective zone

  • 1. Queen Mary Coll., London (UK)

Description

In the standard model of the solar convective zone, turbulent eddies transport entropy rather than temperature. The authors consider the turbulent mean field equations for the convective zone, including entropy transport, and show that the zone can be unstable to larger scale motion which is identified with the supergranulation and giant cells. (Auth.)

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Journal Title
Sol. Phys.
Journal Volume
61
Journal Issue
2
Series
Sol. Phys.
Journal Page Range
247-250
ISSN
0038-0938