Sentences with phrase «dynamo theory»

Dynamo theory refers to the concept that explains how Earth's magnetic field is generated. It suggests that the movement of molten iron in the outer core of our planet, combined with its rotation, creates a self-sustaining magnetic field. Full definition
The new model would influence the Sun's dynamo theory as a whole as well as the understanding we have of the formation and development of the Sun's magnetic field.
«And now the original dynamo theory works after all!»
Stegman supports the lunar dynamo theory, having published a 2003 study on it Nature, but cautions that the new results are based on one data point — in this case, one lunar sample.
The various dynamo theories suggest the conveyor belt transports the flux down to the tachocline where it is recharged and then surfaces as sunspots.
Resolving this puzzle seems to be very important for modern dynamo theories trying to explain the solar cyclicity.
Lead study author Ian Garrick - Bethell, then a graduate student in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, says that the dynamo theory, if correct, would provide great insight into the moon's interior.
Although we have a «dynamo theory» for how the field is produced, we can't actually see the dynamo.
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