The solar dynamo

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 152, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 591-616

  Jones, Chris A ^a   Thompson, Michael J ^b   Tobias, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Helioseismology; Solar cycles; Solar dynamo; Solar interior; Solar magnetism; Sunspots

Indexed keywords

CURRENT MODELS; DYNAMO MODELS; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; HELIOSEISMOLOGY; MAGNETIC HELICITY; MEAN FIELD DYNAMO THEORY; MHD EQUATIONS; RECENT PROGRESS; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR DYNAMO; SOLAR INTERIOR; SOLAR MAGNETIC ACTIVITY; SOLAR TACHOCLINE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MEAN FIELD THEORY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

INTERACTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 77954384796     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-009-9579-5     Document Type: Article

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