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Title: 11-year solar torsional oscillations

Journal Article · · Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5146352

The 11-yr torsional oscillations of the sun may represent deep-seated natural oscillations of the surface layers, excited by convection. Estimates are obtained for the torsional-wave frequency and amplitude. Torsional modulation of the magnetic-field generation process might account for the magnetic effects that parallel the solar cycle.

Research Organization:
Ioffe Physics and Technology Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences, Leningrad
OSTI ID:
5146352
Journal Information:
Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 11:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English