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Magnetic fields in the solar convection zone (major update)

Colorful swirling magnetic field lines
Tuesday, March 29, 2022

It has been a prevailing picture that active regions on the solar surface originate from a strong toroidal magnetic field stored in the overshoot region at the base of the solar convection zone, generated by a deep seated solar dynamo mechanism.

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