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On the role of asymmetries in the reversal of the solar magnetic field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2013

A. S. Brun ,
M. L. Derosa  and
J. T. Hoeksema
A. S. Brun
Affiliation:
Laboratoire AIM Paris-Saclay, CEA/Irfu Université Paris-Diderot CNRS/INSU, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France email: sacha.brun@cea.fr
M. L. Derosa
Affiliation:
Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, 3251 Hanover St. B/252, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
J. T. Hoeksema
Affiliation:
W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Abstract

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We study how the solar magnetic field evolves from antisymmetric (dipolar) to symmetric (quadrupolar) state during the course of its 11-yr cycle. We show that based on equatorial symmetries of the induction equation, flux transport solar mean field dynamo models excite mostly the antisymmetric (dipolar) family whereas a decomposition of the solar magnetic field data reveals that both families should be excited to similar amplitude levels. We propose an alternative solar dynamo solution based on North-South asymmetry of the meridional circulation to better reconcile models and observations.

Keywords

Sundynamomagnetic reversals11yr cycle
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S294: Solar and Astrophysical Dynamos and Magnetic Activity , August 2012 , pp. 75 - 80
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013 

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