Inside the head and tail of a turbulent gravity current

Graham O. Hughes

doi:10.1017/jfm.2015.704

Inside the head and tail of a turbulent gravity current

Graham O. Hughes^*

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Gravity currents are an important buoyancy-driven flow in environmental, geophysical and industrial settings. Turbulence and mixing is commonplace in these flows, but is typically overlooked in theoretical models and predictions. Sher & Woods (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 784, 2015, pp. 130-162) have quantified the velocity and density structure in turbulent gravity currents by combining high-quality experimental data with new theory. Their insights are set to stimulate significant advances in the area.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Volume	790
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2015.704
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2016

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