Experiments on gravity currents propagating down slopes. Part 1. The release of a fixed volume of heavy fluid from an enclosed lock into an open channel

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 584, Issue , 2007, Pages 433-453

  Maxwothy, T ^a,b   Nokes, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BUOYANCY; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GRAVITY WAVES; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

GRAVITY CURRENTS; PARTICLE-TRACKING TECHNIQUE;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

ASPECT RATIO; BUOYANCY; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GRAVITY WAVES; OCEAN CURRENTS; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BUOYANCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VELOCITY; IMAGING METHOD; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; SALT; SOLUTION; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 34547656109     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007006702     Document Type: Article

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