A mathematical framework for the analysis of particle-driven gravity currents

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 457, Issue 2009, 2001, Pages 1241-1272

  Harris, Thomas C ^a   Hogg, Andrew J ^b   Huppert, Herbert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptotics; Gravity currents; Integral models; Particle driven flows; Sedimentation; Shallow water models

Indexed keywords

EID: 57249107804     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2000.0728     Document Type: Article

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