Author(s): D. H. Bache

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Abstract: A simple methode of the early behaviour of a density surge is developed on the basis of inviscid flow theory. Combining the surge picture with the behaviour of a vortex system in proximity to a surface, an estimate is obtained for the initial rate of spread of a buoyant density field.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00221687609499683

Year: 1976