THEORETICAL PROPERTIES OF OMEGA-LOOPS IN THE CONVECTIVE ZONE OF THE SUN .1. EMERGING BIPOLAR MAGNETIC REGIONS

It is proposed that the observed 500 G intensity of the magnetic fields emerging through the surface of the Sun can be understood from the Bernoulli effect in the upwelling OMEGA-loops of magnetic field. It is also proposed that the inferred 10(5) G azimuthal flux bundles below the base of the convective zone can be understood as a consequence of the large-scale buoyancy associated with the upwelling fluid in and around the rising OMEGA-loop. The process fits in naturally with the Babcock-Leighton form of the solar alphaomega-dynamo. The emerging OMEGA-loop implies the coherence of the upwelling all the way from the bottom of the convective zone, enhancing the convective heat transport to account for the observed variation of the solar irradiance by about two parts in 10(3).