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Articles | Volume 7, issue 2
Articles | Volume 7, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-377-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-377-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 7, issue 2
Research article
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26 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 26 Apr 2019

Potential erosion capacity of gravity currents created by changing initial conditions

Jessica Zordan, Anton J. Schleiss, and Mário J. Franca

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The effect of buoyancy and bottom slope on the runout and entrainment capacity of experimentally reproduced saline gravity currents is studied. The shape of the current is modified due to the entrainment of ambient water, particularly within the body region. For steep slopes, two opposite mechanisms of mass exchange are identified: the current entrainment of water from the upper surface due to the enhanced friction at the interface and the head feeding by a rear-fed current.
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