Velocity and turbulence structure of density currents and internal solitary waves: Potential sediment transport and the formation of wave ripples in deep water

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 235-250

  Kneller, B C ^a   Bennett, S J ^a,b   McCaffrey, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density current; Experimental; Internal waves; Ripples; Sediment transport; Turbulence; Velocity structure

Indexed keywords

DENSITY CURRENT; FLUME EXPERIMENT; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY; RIPPLE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031422469     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00031-6     Document Type: Article

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