Joint NL4/OA10 Session - AOGS 2004

NL4
Dynamical System approaches to problems in Meteorology, Physical Oceanography and Climate Dynamics

Main Organiser
Henk Dijkstra
Colorado State University
Department of Atmospheric Science, CSU, Fort Collins, 80523, USA
dijkstra@atmos.colostate.edu

Co-Organiser(s)
Prof. Mu Mu
LASG
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
mumu@lasg.iap.ac.cn

Brief Description
In recent years, the systematic methodology of dynamical systems theory has found widespread application in meteorology, physical oceanography, climate dynamics and other areas of geophysics. Its main strength is that fundamental questions on complex nonlinear temporal/spatial behavior of particular systems can be tackled. In this session, we want to (i) assess the status of the specific tools, (ii) review the results which have been obtained in specific areas and (iii) identify potential new areas of application.