A numerical model of submarine debris flow with graphical user interface

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 717-729

  Imran, Jasim ^a,b   Harff, Peter ^a   Parker, Gary ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Deforming grid; Numerical model; Rheology; Submarine fan

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; VISCOPLASTICITY;

SUBMARINE DEBRIS; VISCOPLASTIC FLUIDS; VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DEBRIS FLOW; MODELING; RHEOLOGY; SUBMARINE FAN;

EID: 0035400527     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(00)00124-2     Document Type: Article

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