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MHD simulations of the solar photosphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2012

M. Faurobert ,
C. Fang ,
T. Corbard ,
M. Rieutord ,
F. Rincon  and
T. Roudier
M. Rieutord
Affiliation:
Université de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, IRAP, Toulouse, France and CNRS, IRAP, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
F. Rincon
Affiliation:
Université de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, IRAP, Toulouse, France and CNRS, IRAP, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
T. Roudier
Affiliation:
Université de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, IRAP, Toulouse, France and CNRS, IRAP, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
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Abstract

We briefly review the observations of the solar photosphere and pinpoint some open questions related to the magnetohydrodynamics of this layer of the Sun. We then discuss the current modelling efforts, addressing among other problems, that of the origin of supergranulation.

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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 55: 4th French-Chinese Meeting on Solar Physics - Understanding Solar Activity: Advances and Challenges , 2012 , pp. 5 - 13
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2012

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