Shravan Hanasoge

Name	Shravan Hanasoge
Affiliation	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
Title	Equatorially confined turbulence in the Sun
Authors	Shravan Hanasoge
Abstract	Convection in the Sun’s outer envelope generates turbulence and drives differential rotation, meridional circulation, and the global magnetic cycle. We develop a greater understanding of these processes by contrasting observations with simulations of global convection. These comparisons also enhance our comprehension of the physics of distant Sun-like stars. Through helioseismic analyses of space-based observations, I will describe inferences of toroidal flow power as a function of wave number, frequency, and depth in the solar interior. The inferred flows grow with spatial wave number and temporal frequency and are confined to low latitudes, supporting the argument that rotation induces systematic differences between the poles and equator. In contrast, the simulations used here show the opposite trends—power diminishing with increasing wave number and frequency while flow amplitudes become weakest at low latitudes. I will describe how these differences highlight gaps in our understanding of solar convection and point to challenges ahead.

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