Poster abstract details

We model the trapping of waves in a supergranule by solving the wave equation within a cylinder with a regular polygonal cross-section. We will first start with an unstratifed atmosphere as a function of depth, and later extend the model to a stratified solar model. To start, the boundary conditions are fully reflective at the walls of the cylinder. We will determine the characteristics of the trapped waves as functions of the cylinder dimensions, number of sides, and temperature. These will eventually be compared to HMI observations in order to estimate the effective depth and geometry of supergranulation, and to investigate the internal structure of supergranulation. This presentation will report on the status of this study.