First direct measurements of hydraulic jumps in an active submarine density current
For almost half a century, it has been suspected that hydraulic jumps, which consist of a sudden decrease in downstream velocity and increase in flow thickness, are an important feature of submarine density currents such as turbidity currents and debris flows. Hydraulic jumps are implicated in major...
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| Language: | English |
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2013-11-28.
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