Mixing in lock-release gravity currents

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 24, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 183-195

  Hacker, J ^a   Linden, P F ^a   Dalziel, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENTS; GRAVITY; LOCK-RELEASE; MIXING;

EID: 0029676821     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00443-2     Document Type: Article

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