Experiments on rapid deposition of sand from high-velocity flows

Geoscience Canada

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-54

  Vrolijk, Peter J ^a   Southard, John B ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH VELOCITY FLOW; LAMINAR SHEARED LAYER; SAND; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITE;

EID: 0031437699     PISSN: 03150941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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