Mixing at the front of gravity currents

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 24, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 197-205

  García, Marcelo H ^a   Parsons, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENTS; GRAVITY; MIXING;

DENSITY FLOW; FRONTS; MIXING; RATES;

EID: 0029657531     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00442-4     Document Type: Article

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