The response of turbidity currents to a canyon-fan transition: Internal hydraulic jumps and depositional signatures

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 631-653

  Kostic, Svetlana ^a   Parker, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic steps in the subaqueous setting; Depositional signal; Four equation formulation; Internal hydraulic jump; Sediment entrainment; Slope break; Three equation formulation; Turbidity current

Indexed keywords

EROSION; HYDRAULIC JUMP; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY;

CANYON-FAN TRANSITION; DEPOSITIONAL SIGNAL; SEDIMENT ENTRAINMENT; TURBIDITY CURRENTS;

HYDRAULICS;

EROSION; HYDRAULIC JUMP; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY;

DEPOSITION; ENTRAINMENT; HYDRAULICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE; SUBMARINE FAN; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 33750548664     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2006.9521713     Document Type: Article

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