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DescriptionThe alpha effect.gif	English: Twisting of the magnetic field lines is caused by the effects of the Sun's rotation.
Date	18 January 2007
Source	http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/dynamo.shtml
Author	Dr. David H. Hathaway, david.hathaway @ nasa.gov

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