Laboratory Experiments on Fronts: Part I: Density-Driven Boundary Currents

Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 1982, Pages 159-187

  Griffiths, R W ^a   Linden, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000170284     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091928208208954     Document Type: Article

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