Dynamo Models of the Solar Cycle

This paper reviews recent advances and current debates in modeling the solar cycle as a hydromagnetic dynamo process. Emphasis is placed on (relatively) simple dynamo models that are nonetheless detailed enough to be comparable to solar cycle observations. After a brief overview of the dynamo proble...

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Main Author: Paul Charbonneau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2010-09-01
Series:Living Reviews in Solar Physics
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Online Access:http://www.livingreviews.org/lrsp-2010-3