A Numerical Study of the Dynamics of the Riverine Thermal Bar in a Deep Lake

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 311-332

  Holland, Paul R ^a   Kay, Anthony ^a   Botte, Vincenzo ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Cabbeling; Deep convection; Lake baikal; Numerical modelling; River; Salinity; Thermal bar

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042328219     PISSN: 15677419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013106526253     Document Type: Article

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