Double-diffusive lock-exchange gravity currents

DOI10.1017/JFM.2016.300MaRDI QIDQ2973640zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Nathan Konopliv, Eckart Meiburg

Publication date 4 April 2017

Published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8f480358

zbMATH Keywords

double diffusive convectiongeophysical and geological flowsgravity currents

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Diffusion and convection (76Rxx) Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05)

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