A Quantitative Study of Magnetic Flux Transport on the Sun,
Abstract
A computational model, based on diffusion, differential rotation, and meridional flow, has been developed to simulate the transport of magnetic flux on the Sun. Using Kitt Peak magnetograms as input, as have determined a best-fit diffusion constant by comparing the computed and observed fields at later times. This paper presents the initial results of a project to simulate the transport of solar magnetic flux using diffusion, differential rotation, and meridional flow. The study concerns the evolution of large-scale fields on a time scale of weeks of years, and ignores the rapid changes that accompany the emergence of new magnetic regions and the day-to-day changes of the supergranular network itself.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 15, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA127122
Entities
People
- C. R. Devore
- Jay Paul Boris
- K. L. Harvey
- N. R. Sheeley Jr.
- T. R. Young Jr.
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory