Evolution pattern of the exploding granules
Abstract
Observational features of exploding granules that may be of some importance for the theory of unsteady convection are discussed on the basis of a time sequence of high-definition photographs of the solar granulation obtained during a Stratoscope flight. The evolutionary pattern of exploding granules is summarized schematically, and several characteristic features are derived from a study of seven such granules. The exploding-granule phenomenon is interpreted qualitatively in terms of cooling at the photospheric level and the subsequent sinking of cold matter at the center of a granule due to loss of buoyancy
- Publication:
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Problems of Stellar Convection
- Pub Date:
- 1977
- DOI:
- 10.1007/3-540-08532-7_36
- Bibcode:
- 1977LNP....71..119N
- Keywords:
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- Convective Flow;
- Gas Explosions;
- Solar Atmosphere;
- Solar Granulation;
- Stellar Evolution;
- Buoyancy;
- Photosphere;
- Radiant Cooling;
- Solar Physics;
- Time Series Analysis;
- Unsteady Flow;
- Solar Physics