Author(s): M.C. De Falco; L. Ottolenghi; C. Adduce

Linked Author(s): Claudia Adduce, Maria Chiara De Falco

Keywords: Gravity currents; Upsloping bottom; Laboratory experiments

Abstract: Gravity currents flowing over an upsloping bottom are investigated by laboratory experiments. We found the bottom slope to influence the transition between flow regimes and the dynamics of the current which, for steep angles, “feels” the upslope as an obstacle.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-11-2731-1_088-cd

Year: 2018