Author(s): J. Bühler; S. J. Wright; Y. Kim

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Abstract: The motion of the front of plane gravity currents spreading on a horizontal floor can be analyzed by neglecting any energy dissipation in the intruding fluid. The corresponding results for the maximum intrusion depth and the front velocity are, however, not in good agreement with measurements. The differences are found to be partly due to a visual determination of the depth of the intruding layer by previous investigators; an attempt is also made to relate the remaining differences to the discharge in the intruding and in the continuous layers.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00221689109499007

Year: 1991