The Kelvin-Helmholtz to Holmboe instability transition in stratified exchange flows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 477, Issue , 2003, Pages 339-362

  Hogg, A McC ^a   Ivey, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); STABILITY;

EXCHANGE FLOWS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FLUID MECHANICS; INSTABILITY; INTERFACE; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW;

EID: 0037465218     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002003397     Document Type: Article

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