Quantifying velocity and turbulence structure in depositing sustained turbidity currents across breaks in slope

Sedimentology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 467-488

  Gray, Thomas E ^a   Alexander, Jan ^a   Leeder, Mike R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non uniform flow; Slope break; Turbidite; Turbidity current; Turbulence structure; Turbulent kinetic energy

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE; TURBIDITY CURRENT; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY;

EID: 20644468424     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2005.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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