The magnetic field in the convection zone as a link between the active regions on the surface and the field in the solar interior

Moreno-Insertis, F.
Bibliographical reference

Solar Magnetic Fields, eds. M. Schussler and W. Schmidt, (Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press), p. 117-135

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1994
Number of authors
1
IAC number of authors
1
Citations
10
Refereed citations
9
Description
Recent developments in the theory of the rise of magnetic flux from the bottom of the convection zone to the surface to produce active regions are reviewed. These include the explanation for the observed tilt angle of the main magnetic axis of the active region as well as for some of the asymmetries between the preceding and follower polarities. It is stressed how this kind of studies may provide a way to gain insight about the magnetic field in the dynamo layer at the same time explaining some of the regularities observed in the active regions at the surface.