Nonlinear dynamical modeling of solar cycles using dynamo formulation with turbulent magnetic helicity

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-68

  Kitiashvili, I N ^a   Kosovichev, A G ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamo; Magnetohydrodynamics; Solar activity; Solar magnetic fields; Sunspots; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

DC GENERATORS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; QUENCHING; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBULENCE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

CHAOTIC SOLUTIONS; CONVECTIVE ZONES; DYNAMICAL MODELS; DYNAMO; DYNAMO MODELS; FIELD EVOLUTIONS; GROWTH TIMES; KINETIC HELICITY; MAGNETIC HELICITY; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR ACTIVITY CYCLES; SOLAR CYCLE VARIATIONS; SOLAR CYCLES; SOLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS; SUNSPOTS; TIME SCALES; TURBULENT HELICITY; VARIATIONS OF;

SOLAR ENERGY;

GEODYNAMO; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NONLINEARITY; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CYCLE; SUNSPOT;

EID: 57949087454     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920802396518     Document Type: Article

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