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Term: tachocline
Definition:

A thin shear layer between the Sun's differentially rotating convection envelope and uniformly rotating interior. The tachocline is bounded by the solar radiation zone on the bottom and the solar convection zone on the top.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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