Flow dynamics and internal velocities of experimental two-dimensional lofting density currents

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 250, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-102

  Al Musallami, Zahir N ^a,b   Al Ja'aidi, Omar S ^a,c  

^a Petroleum Development Oman ^*

^b PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

^c Projects Engineering   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hypopycnal; Interflow; Lofting; Plume; Turbidity currents; Turbulent velocities; Underflow

Indexed keywords

ENTRAINMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW VELOCITY; INSTABILITY; PLUME; POTASSIUM; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 56349135450     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2008/0250-0079     Document Type: Article

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