A model of solar granulation through inverse cascade

dc.contributor.author	Krishan, V
dc.date.accessioned	2008-07-14T06:18:46Z
dc.date.available	2008-07-14T06:18:46Z
dc.date.issued	1991-05
dc.identifier.citation	Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 250, No.1, pp. 50 - 53	en
dc.identifier.issn	0035-8711
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/2663
dc.description.abstract	Nonlinear interactions between small fluid elements in an energetically open system facilitate the formation of large coherent stable structures. This is known as self-organization. Solar granulation on all scales is interpreted to be the result of self-organization processes occurring in the turbulent medium of the solar atmosphere. This mechanism provides explanations for the intrinsic weakness of mesogranulation and the rare appearance of giant cells in addition to the sizes and lifetimes of these structures. The entire energy spectrum from the smallest granules to the largest giant cells brings out the prevalence of Kolmogorov's K exp -5/3 law.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Royal Astronomical Society	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1991MNRAS.250...50K	en
dc.subject	Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence	en
dc.subject	Solar atmosphere	en
dc.subject	Solar granulation	en
dc.subject	Stellar structure	en
dc.subject	Kolmogoroff theory	en
dc.subject	Stellar models	en
dc.subject	Solar interior	en
dc.subject	Vortex breakdown	en
dc.title	A model of solar granulation through inverse cascade	en
dc.type	Article	en