On axisymmetric rotating gravity currents: Two-layer shallow-water and numerical solutions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 481, Issue , 2003, Pages 37-66

  Ungarish, M ^a   Zemach, T ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAVITATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; WATER;

AMBIENT FLUIDS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

FLUID FLOW; GRAVITY FLOW;

EID: 0038476399     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002003658     Document Type: Article

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