NP3 Geophysical turbulence and diffusion .3 Vortex dynamics Convener: Zeitlin, V. Co-Convener(s): Dritschel, D.G. Thursday, 22 April 1999 Lecture Room: Paulus Potterzaal 2 Chairperson: N.N. Vortices in stratified flows, wave-vortex interactions 09:00 FINCHAM, A.; RENOUARD, D. Time evolution of stable vortex structures in rotating stratified fluid 09:15 BILLANT, P.; CHOMAZ, J.M. Zigzag instability of a vertical columnar vortex pair in a strongly stratified fluid 09:30 BECKERS, M.; CLERCX, H.J.H.; VAN HEIJST, G.J.F. Three-dimensional structure, instability and interactions of vortices in a stratified fluid 09:45 TYCHENSKY, A.A.; CARTON, X. Stability of meddies in stratified geostrophic flows 10:00 MAHALOV, A.; NICOLAENKO, B. Adjustment of pancake dynamics and ageostrophic wave fronts 10:15 DRITSCHEL, D.G. Wave-vortex dynamics in rotating shallow-water flows 10:30 BREAK Chairperson: N.N. 11:00 CAILLOL, P.; ZEITLIN, V. Vortex-random internal gravity waves interaction in stratified fluid 11:15 VALDIVIESO DA COSTA, M.; COLIN DE VERDIERE, A. Eddy-wave interactions using IPV diagnostics Vortex-topography interactions; instability 11:30 SUTYRIN, G.G. Evolution of a baroclinic vortex over a sloping bottom on the beta-plane 11:45 VAN GEFFEN, J.H.G.M.; DAVIES, P.A. A monopole encounters a north-south ridge or circular seamount on a ß-plane 12:00 FERRERO, E.; LOGLISCI, N.; LONGHETTO, A. Vortex-topography interaction in barotropic flows 12:15 BENILOV, E.S. On the stability of jets over topography on the beta-plane 12:30 LUNCH & POSTERS Chairperson: N.N. 14:30 TYCHENSKY, A.A.; CARTON, X.; FLIERL, G.R.; MESSAGER, C. Instability of zonal jets and vortex formation Vortex propagation and environmental modification; atmospheric and oceanic vortices 14:45 KIZNER, Z.; BERSON, D. Two-layer quasigeostropheric vortices: numerical evolutionary experiments 15:00 LEGG, S.; MCWILLIAMS, J.C. Modification of geostrophic vortices by convection 15:15 NYCANDER, J. Meridional drift of radiating quasigeostrophic vortices 15:30 SATIJN, M.P.; VAN HEIJST, G.J.F. Evolution scenarios of isolated vortices in a rotating fluid 15:45 FEHLMANN, R.; DAVIES, H.C. Salient PV elements and frontal-wave cyclogenesis 16:00 KOH, T.Y.; PLUMB, R.A. To understand and quantify asymmetric transport in weak barotropic vortex breaking 16:15 BEN-JELLOUL, M.; ZEITLIN, V. Some remarks on atmospheric and oceanic vortices and jets in frontal regimes 16:30 BREAK Chairperson: N.N. 2D turbulence and related topics 17:00 RASMUSSEN, J.J.; NAULIN, V.; VAN DE KONIJNENBERG, J.A.; STENUM, B. Vortex dynamics and turbulence on the ß-plane 17:15 MAASSEN, S.R.; CLERCX, H.J.H.; VAN HEIJST, G.J.F. Decaying 2D turbulence in a rectangular container 17:30 PASMANTER, R.A. Quantifying the vorticity mixing leading to 2D coherent structures 17:45 DANILOV, S.; DOVZHENKO, V.A.; KRYMOV, V.A. title missing 18:00 GLUHOVSKY, A.; TONG, C. Nonlinear models in geophysical fluid dynamics in the form of coupled gyrostats 18:15 BRACCO, A.; PROVENZALE, A.; SPIEGEL, E.A. Vortices on Keplerian disks 18:30 END OF SUB-SESSION