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May 1, 1987The Astrophysical Journal284 citations

The influence of the Coriolis force on flux tubes rising through the solar convection zone

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ACArnab Rai ChoudhuriPGPeter A. Gilman

Key Points

  • This study investigates how the Coriolis force affects rising magnetic flux tubes in the solar convection zone.
  • Analyzed an azimuthally symmetric flux ring starting from rest at the bottom of the convection zone.
  • Tracked the trajectory as the flux ring rises through the convection zone.
  • Considered two main parameters: initial magnetic field strength and effective drag experienced.
  • For initial magnetic field strengths of 10,000 G or less, the Coriolis force significantly influences flux tube trajectories.
  • Flux rings originating at low latitudes are deflected and emerge at latitudes much further poleward than sunspot zones.

Abstract

In order to study the effect of the Coriolis force due to solar rotation on rising magnetic flux, the authors consider a flux ring, azimuthally symmetric around the rotation axis, starting from rest at the bottom of the convection zone, and then follow the trajectory of the flux ring as it rises. If it is assumed that the flux ring remains azimuthally symmetric during its ascent, then the problem can be described essentially in terms of two parameters: the value of the initial magnetic field in the ring when it starts, and the effective drag experienced by it. For field strengths at the bottom of the convection zone of order 10,000 G or less, it is found that the Coriolis force plays a dominant role and flux rings starting from low latitudes at the bottom are deflected and emerge at latitudes significantly poleward of sunspot zones.

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Choudhuri et al. (1987) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a185b7b1ca866914fc98b1ehttps://doi.org/10.1086/165243
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