Surface flux transport simulations of the photospheric magnetic field
Thesis event information
Date and time of the thesis defence
Place of the thesis defence
Linnanmaa, auditorium L4
Topic of the dissertation
Surface flux transport simulations of the photospheric magnetic field
Doctoral candidate
Master of Science Iiro Virtanen
Faculty and unit
University of Oulu Graduate School, Faculty of Science, Space Climate
Subject of study
Physics
Opponent
Professor Kristóf Petrovay, Eötvös university, Budapest, Hungary
Custos
Professor Kalevi Mursula, University of Oulu
Simulating the evolution of the magnetic field at the surface of the Sun
I have studied the evolution of the magnetic field at the surface of the Sun by simulating the movement of magnetic flux that rises to the surface in so-called active regions. It has long been known that the direction of the magnetic field of the Sun reverses approximately every eleven years. By using simulations I show that this reversal happens in both hemispheres even if active regions are concetrated to only one of them.
I also develop a new method to reconstruct the magnetic field without direct observations of it. The method is based on determining the locations of active regions and the magnetic flux inside them from other observations, and then simulating the movement of the magnetic flux after it has emerged. This method allows one to study the evolution of the magnetic field in times before direct observations of the magnetic field were possible.
I also develop a new method to reconstruct the magnetic field without direct observations of it. The method is based on determining the locations of active regions and the magnetic flux inside them from other observations, and then simulating the movement of the magnetic flux after it has emerged. This method allows one to study the evolution of the magnetic field in times before direct observations of the magnetic field were possible.
Last updated: 1.3.2023