Stability and mixing of a two-layer exchange flow

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 24, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 139-151

  Pawlak, G ^a   Armi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-LAYER FLOW; HYDRAULIC MODELS; MIXING; STABILITY; WATER EXCHANGE;

FLOW; MIXING; STABILITY; TWO-LAYER EXCHANGE;

EID: 0029657448     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00447-5     Document Type: Article

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