Density- and viscosity-stratified gravity currents: Insight from laboratory experiments and implications for submarine flow deposits

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 5-29

  Amy, L A ^a,b   Peakall, J ^b   Talling, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analogue experiments; Flow stratification; Sediment gravity flows; Subaqueous debris flows; Turbidity currents

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; DENSITY; GRAVITY FLOW; STRATIFICATION; TURBIDITY CURRENT; VISCOSITY;

EID: 23844488536     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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