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EAS Publications Series
Volume 55, 2012
4th French-Chinese Meeting on Solar Physics - Understanding Solar Activity: Advances and Challenges
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| Page(s) | 5 - 13 | |
| Section | Magnetic Field and Polarization Measurements and Theory | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1255001 | |
| Published online | 27 June 2012 | |
Understanding Solar Activity: Advances and Challenges
M. Faurobert, C. Fang and T. Corbard (eds) EAS Publications Series, 55 (2012) 5-13
M. Faurobert, C. Fang and T. Corbard (eds) EAS Publications Series, 55 (2012) 5-13
MHD simulations of the solar photosphere
Université de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, IRAP, Toulouse, France and CNRS,
IRAP, 14 avenue Edouard
Belin, 31400
Toulouse,
France
We briefly review the observations of the solar photosphere and pinpoint some open questions related to the magnetohydrodynamics of this layer of the Sun. We then discuss the current modelling efforts, addressing among other problems, that of the origin of supergranulation.
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