Experimental modeling of gravity underflow in a sinuous submerged channel

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Islam, M Ashraful ^a,b   Imran, Jasim ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b ENSR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; GRAVITATION; KINETIC ENERGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; VELOCITY;

DENSITY CURRENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW VELOCITY; GRAVITY FLOW; KINETIC ENERGY; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 51749123545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004292     Document Type: Article

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