Gravity currents in horizontal porous layers: Transition from early to late self-similarity

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 577, Issue , 2007, Pages 363-383

  Hesse, M A ^a   Tchelepi, H A ^a   Cantwel, B J ^b   Orr Jr , F M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GRAVITY WAVES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); VISCOSITY;

GRAVITY CURRENTS; POROUS LAYERS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

AQUIFERS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GRAVITY WAVES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OCEAN CURRENTS; VISCOSITY;

FLUID FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34548163092     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007004685     Document Type: Article

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