Three-dimensional sand ripples as the product of vortex instability

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3193-3199

  De Moraes Franklin, Erick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bed load; Liquid flow; Sand ripples; Sediment transport; Vortex instability

Indexed keywords

BED LOAD; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; LIQUID FLOW; SAND RIPPLE; VORTEX INSTABILITY;

LIQUIDS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84872496111     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2012.07.027     Document Type: Article

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