Enhanced sediment scavenging due to double-diffusive convection

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-52

  Parsons, Jeffrey D ^a   Garcia, Macelo H ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION;

DOUBLE DIFFUSIVE; DOUBLE-DIFFUSIVE CONVECTION; GRAVITATIONAL SETTLINGS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; RAPID SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENT-LADEN WATER; SETTLING PARTICLES; SURFACE LAYERS;

SEDIMENTS;

CONVECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SCAVENGING; SEDIMENT;

EID: 1842629252     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC408FD-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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