Longitudinal flow evolution and turbulence structure of dynamically similar, sustained, saline density and turbidity currents

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY; TURBULENCE;

DENSITY CURRENT; FLOW STRUCTURE; PROFILER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SALINITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY CURRENT; TURBULENT FLOW; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 33847334822     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003089     Document Type: Article

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