Spatio-temporal evolution of velocity structure, concentration and grainsize stratification within experimental particulate gravity currents

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 6-8, 2003, Pages 851-860

  McCaffrey, W D ^a   Choux, C M ^a   Baas, J H ^a   Haughton, P D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Flow structure; Flume experiments; Turbidity currents

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRAVITATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VERTICAL STRUCTURE;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DEEP WATER; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLUME EXPERIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 0347504606     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2003.02.002     Document Type: Article

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