A streamtube model of rotating turbidity currents

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-74

  Emms, P W ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; ROTATING FLUIDS; SLOPES; STREAMTUBE MODEL; TURBIDITY CURRENTS;

EID: 0031804291     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224098321836109     Document Type: Article

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