Sediment gravity flow-the conceptual problems

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 265-281

  Dasgupta, Prabir ^a  

^a PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bipartite flow; Debris flow; Grain flow; High density flow; Hyperconcentrated flow; Liquidized flow; Sediment gravity flow; Traction carpet; Turbidity current

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DEBRIS FLOW; GRAVITY FLOW; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 0041786768     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(02)00160-5     Document Type: Article

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