Lock-release inertial gravity currents over a thick porous layer

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 503, Issue , 2004, Pages 299-319

  Thomas, L P ^a   Marino, B M ^a   Linden, P F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATION; MASS TRANSFER; MOTION ESTIMATION; POROUS MATERIALS;

HORIZONTAL POROUS BED;

FLUID MECHANICS;

BED; CURRENT; DARCY LAW; FLUID FLOW; GRAVITY; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 1842688130     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004007918     Document Type: Article

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