Helioseismic Constraints on the Gradient of Angular Velocity at the Base of the Solar Convection Zone
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- 20 September 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 469 (1) , L61-L64
- https://doi.org/10.1086/310253
Abstract
The layer of transition from the nearly rigid rotation of the radiative interior to the latitudinal differential rotation of the convection zone plays a significant role in the internal dynamics of the Sun. Using rotational splitting coefficients of the p-mode frequencies, obtained during 1986-1990 at the Big Bear Solar Observatory, we have found that the thickness of the transitional layer is 0.09 ± 0.04 solar radii (63 ± 28 Mm), and that most of the transition occurs beneath the adiabatically stratified part of the convection zone, as suggested by the dynamo theories of the 22 yr solar activity cycle.Keywords
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