Possible explanations of the Maunder minimum from a flux transport   dynamo model
  We propose that at the beginning of the Maunder minimum the poloidal field or amplitude of meridional circulation or both fell abruptly to low values. With this proposition, a flux transport dynamo model is able to reproduce various important aspects of the historical records of the Maunder minimum remarkably well. 
Bidya Binay Karak, Arnab Rai Choudhuri
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