A calibrated, non-invasive method for measuring the internal interface height field at high resolution in the rotating, two-layer annulus

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 453-471

  Williams, P D ^a   Read, P L ^a   Haine, T W N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Interface height; Optical activity; Torque balance; Two layer annulus

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; OPTICAL ROTATION; TORQUE CONTROL;

TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; TWO-LAYER ANNULUS; WORKING LIQUIDS;

REMOTE SENSING;

FLUID DYNAMICS; LABORATORY; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 10244253885     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920412331296366     Document Type: Article

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