Solar feature · ~30,000 km cells
Supergranulation
A larger-scale convective pattern, with cells around thirty thousand kilometres across that persist for roughly a day. Supergranule flows sweep magnetic field to their edges, building the chromospheric network. It was discovered through Doppler measurements of the surface flows.
Highlights
- ›Day-long convection cells that shape the magnetic network
The Sun, its layers & phenomena
Across solar physics
Knowledge connections
- Associated withGranulation
- Associated withThe Sun
- Associated withThe Photosphere
- Associated withGranulation
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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