Numerical modeling of poorly sorted depositional turbidity currents

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Huang, He ^a   Imran, J ^a   Pirmez, C ^b  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITY WAVES; MASS TRANSFER; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

DEPOSITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 34547129433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003778     Document Type: Article

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