Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-10-04
Astrophys.J.631:1286,2005
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/432610
We present a mean field model based on the approach taken by Rempel (astro-ph/0604451) in order to investigate the influence of stochastic fluctuations in the Reynolds stresses on meridional flow and differential rotation. The stochastic fluctuations found in the meridional flow pattern directly resemble the stochastic fluctuations of the Reynolds stresses, while the stochastic fluctuations in the differential rotation are smaller by almost two orders of magnitude. It is further found that the correlation length and time scale of the stochastic fluctuations have only a weak influence on meridional flow, but a significant influence on the magnitude of variations in the differential rotation. We analyze the energy fluxes within the model to estimate time scales for the replenishment of differential rotation and meridional flow. We find that the time scale for the replenishment of differential rotation (~10 years) is nearly four orders of magnitude longer than the time scale for the replenishment of meridional flow, which explains the differences in the response to stochastic fluctuations of the Reynolds stress found for both flow fields.
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