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Let’s talk about the Near-Surface Shear Layer (NSSL)

Solar activity is a Consequence of Fields and Flows in the Interior and Exterior of the Sun (COFFIES). COFFIES is a NASA Heliophysics DRIVE Science Center working to advance our understanding of how the Sun generates the quasi-cyclic magnetic field that extends throughout the heliosphere. Please join COFFIES DRIVE Science Center researchers online for the second annual series of one-day workshops focused on the Tachocline, Flux Transport & Emergence (FT&E), and the Near-Surface Shear Layer (NSSL).

The Near-Surface Shear Layer extends 5-10% of the way into the convection zone, and processes all of the magnetic flux and plasma passing through it. Two sessions address observations and modeling of temporal and spatial variations of the NSSL, with a third looking at its relationship to both deep and shallow dynamo processes.

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COFFIES Community Workshop - NSSL
Agenda

Time (PT)	Topic
08:50	OVERVIEW Welcome/Introductions Nick Featherstone & Rudi Komm
09:00	Invited Talk Evidence that the Magneto Rotational Instability Happens in the NSSL Geoff Vasil
09:45	Invited Talk Characterizing the Influence of Active Regions on Near-Surface Flows Sushant Mahajan
10:30	Discussion Discussion
10:45	BREAK Break
11:00	Invited Talk Recent Measurements of the Torsional Oscillations from Mt. Wilson Roger Ulrich
11:45	Invited Talk A Quick Update on the Torsional Oscillation and Meridional Flow During the Rising Phase of Cycle 25 Junwei Zhao
12:30	Discussion Discussion
12:45	BREAK Break
13:15	Invited Talk Bayesian Methods Applied to Meridional Circulation Alec Herczeg
14:00	Invited Talk Meridional Flow Through the Lens of Helioseismology Brad Hindman
14:30	Invited Talk Recent Simulations of the NSSL Irina Kitiashvili
15:15	Discussion Discussion & Wrap-up
16:00	BREAK Adjourn