Gravity currents in rotating channels. Part 1. Steady-state theory

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 457, Issue , 2002, Pages 295-324

  Hacker, J N ^a,c   Linden, P F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ARUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

ROTATING CHANNELS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

CURRENT; FLOW FIELD; FLOW MODELING; FLOW VELOCITY; GRAVITY FLOW; ROTATING CHANNEL;

EID: 0037172071     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112001007662     Document Type: Article

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