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The formation of an intermediate layer by horizontal convection in a two-layered shear flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

David L. Wilkinson  and
Ian R. Wood
David L. Wilkinson
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Water Research Laboratory
Ian R. Wood
Affiliation:
University of Canterbury, Department of Civil Engineering
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Abstract

When two layers of different densities flow in opposite directions over a sill, it is possible for a stagnation point to occur at the interface. Experiments show that the flow towards such a point causes mixing and the continuous formation of a layer of intermediate density. Flow of this type may occur at specific locations in a fjord where the entrance is constricted by a sill.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 136 , November 1983 , pp. 167 - 187
Copyright
© 1983 Cambridge University Press

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