Solar Magnetoconvection and Small-Scale Dynamo

@article{Borrero2015SolarMA,
  title={Solar Magnetoconvection and Small-Scale Dynamo},
  author={Juan Manuel Borrero and Sara Jafarzadeh and M. Sch{\"u}ssler and Sami K. Solanki},
  journal={Space Science Reviews},
  year={2015},
  volume={210},
  pages={275-316}
}
A number of observational and theoretical aspects of solar magnetoconvection are considered in this review. We discuss recent developments in our understanding of the small-scale structure of the magnetic field on the solar surface and its interaction with convective flows, which is at the centre of current research. Topics range from plage areas in active regions over the magnetic network shaped by supergranulation to the ubiquituous ‘turbulent’ internetwork fields. On the theoretical side, we… 
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