Velocity structure, turbulence and fluid stresses in experimental gravity currents

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C3, 1999, Pages 5381-5391

  Kneller, Benjamin C ^a   Bennett, Sean J ^b   McCaffrey, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY FLOW; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

DENSITY CURRENT; GRAVITY FLOW; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033559157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900077     Document Type: Article

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