density current: References & Edit History
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John E. Simpson, Gravity Currents in the Environment and the Laboratory, 2nd ed. (1999), reviews several types of density-driven currents, including ocean density currents. Eric Chassignet, Claudia Cenedese, and Jacques Verron (eds.), Buoyancy-Driven Flows (2012), is an advanced work that explores the influence buoyancy-driven flows have on ocean circulation and climate.
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Claudia Cenedese
Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Text describing density currents and turbidity currents in the oceans added. | Jan 17, 2012 | ||
| New bibliography added. | Jan 17, 2012 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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