Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Rotating convection and the solar differential rotation

  • Published:
Solar Physics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We discuss the implication of a numerical experiment on rotating convection and its relevance to the construction of a model for the solar differential rotation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Belvedere, G., and Paterno, L.: 1977,Solar Phys. 5 4, 289.

    Google Scholar 

  • Brandenburg, A., Moss, D., Tuominen, I.: 1992,Astron. Astrophys. 2 6 5, 328.

    Google Scholar 

  • Brown, T. M., and Morrow, C. A.: 1987,Ap. J. Lett. 3 1 4, L21.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chan, K. L., and Gigas, D.: 1991,Astrophys. J. 3 8 9, L87.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chan, K. L., and Mayr, H. G.: 1991, inThe Sun and Cool Stars: Activities, Magnetism, and Dynamos, eds. I. Tuominen, D. Moss, and G. Rudiger, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 178.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chan, K. L., and Serizawa, K.: 1991, inThe Sun and Cool Stars: Activities, Magnetism, and Dynamos, ed. I. Tuominen, D. Moss, and G. Rudiger, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 15.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chan, K. L., and Sofia, S.: 1986,Astrophys. J. 3 0 7, 222.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chan, K. L., Sofia, and Mayr, H. G.: 1987, inThe Internal Solar Angular Velocity, eds. B. R. Dumey and S. Sofia, D. Reidel, Dordrecht, 347.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chan, K. L., Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., and Harris, I.: 1993,J. Comput. Phys., in press.

  • Durney, B., and Roxburgh, I. W.: 1971,Solar Phys.,1 6, 3.

    Google Scholar 

  • Durney, B., and Spruit, H. C.: 1979,Astrophys. J. 2 4 3, 1067.

    Google Scholar 

  • Duvall, T. L., Harvey, J. W., and Pomerantz, M. A.: 1986,Nature 3 2 1, 500.

    Google Scholar 

  • Glatzmaier, G. A.: 1984,J. Comput. Phys. 5 5, 461.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gilman, P. A.: 1977,Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn. 8, 93.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gilman, P. A., and Miller, J.: 1986,Astrophys. J. Suppl. 6 1, 585.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hickey, J. R., Alton, B. M., Kyle, H. L., and Major, E. R.: 1988,Adv. Space Res. 8, (7) 5.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kippenhahn, R.: 1963,Astrophys. J. 1 3 7, 664.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kohler, H.: 1970,Solar Phys. 1 3, 3.

    Google Scholar 

  • Libbrecht, K. G.: 1989,Astrophys. J. 3 3 6, 1092.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mayr, H. G., Harris, I., and Chan, K. L.: 1984,Earth, Moon, and Planets 3 0, 245.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mayr, H. G., Chan, K. L., Harris, I., and Schatten, K.: 1991,Astrophys. J. 3 6 7, 361.

    Google Scholar 

  • Parker, E. N.: 1955,Astrophys. J. 1 2 2, 293.

    Google Scholar 

  • Pidatella, R. M., Stix, M., Belvedere, G., and Paterno, L.: 1986,Astron. Astrophys. 1 5 6, 22.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rhodes, E. J., Cacciani, A., Woodard, M., Tomczyk, S., Korennik, S., Ulrich, R. K.: 1987, in The Internal Solar Angular Velocity, eds. B. Durney and S. Sofia, D. Reidel, Dordrecht, 75.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rudiger, G.: 1980,Geophys. Astroshys. Fluid Dyn. 1 6, 239.

    Google Scholar 

  • ——: 1989,Differential Rotation and Stellar Convection: Sun and Solar Type Stars, Gordon and Breach, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schmidt, W.: 1982,Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn. 2 1, 27.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tuominen, I., and Rudiger, G.: 1989,Astron. Astrophys. 2 1 7, 217.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tuominen, I., Brandenburg, A., Moss, D., and Rieutord, M. 1993,Astron. Astrophys., in press.

  • Wasiutynski, J.: 1946,Astrophys. Norvegica 4.

  • Weiss, N. O.: 1965,Observatory 8 5, 37.

    Google Scholar 

  • Willson, R. C., and Hudson, H. S.: 1991,Nature 3 5 1, 42.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Applied Research Corporation, 20785, Landover, Maryland

    Kwing L. Chan

  2. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 20771, Greenbelt, Maryland

    Hans G. Mayr

Authors
  1. Kwing L. Chan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Hans G. Mayr
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Chan, K.L., Mayr, H.G. Rotating convection and the solar differential rotation. Sol Phys 152, 283–290 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01473216

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01473216

Keywords

Search

Navigation