The front speed of intrusive gravity currents

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 552, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-11

  Cheong, H B ^a   Kuenen, J J P ^b   Linden, P F ^c  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLUID MECHANICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

INTRUSION PROPAGATION; INTRUSION SPEED; INTRUSIVE GRAVITY CURRENTS;

GRAVITY WAVES;

CHANNEL FLOW; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLUID MECHANICS; GRAVITY WAVES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 33645374056     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200500772X     Document Type: Article

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