NP2 Nonlinear timeseries, chaos and predictability .2 Geophysical laboratory experiments Convener: Malinowski, S.P. Co-Convener(s): Cahalan, R.F.; Früh, W.-G. Friday, 23 April 1999 Lecture Room: Paulus Potterzaal 1 Chairperson: N.N. 11:00 SMITH, L.A.; MCSHARRY, P. On the internal consistency of dynamical models of laboratory experiments (Solicited Paper) 11:30 RISCH, S.H.; READ, P.L. Enhanced hysteresis and resonance in the presence of topography in the rotating annulus experiment 11:50 READ, P.L. Determining the effective transport of heat by regular and chaotic baroclinic waves: a combined laboratory and numerical approach (Solicited Paper) 12:20 FRÜH, W.-G.; READ, P.L. Characterisation of time-dependent barotropic vortices in a rotating shear layer 12:40 LUNCH & POSTERS Chairperson: N.N. 14:30 THEOCHARI, M.; FRÜH, W.-G. Measurement of shear instability in a two-layer fluid system 14:50 VAN DE KONIJNENBERG, J.A.; NAULIN, V.; JUUL RASMUSSEN, J.; STENUM, B.; VAN HEIJST, G.J.F. Spin-up in a circular tank with a sloping bottom 15:10 CAHALAN, R.F.; DAVIS, A.; MCGILL, M. Diffuse reflection of laser light from clouds (Solicited Paper) 15:40 JACZEWSKI, A.; MALINOWSKI, S.P. Laboratory investigation of droplet evolution at the cloud-clear air interface 16:00 MALINOWSKI, S.P.; MARKOWICZ, K.; BAJER, K. Evolution of cloud droplets in stretched vortices 16:20 Discussion 16:30 END OF SUB-SESSION