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First direct measurements of hydraulic jumps in an active submarine density current (2013)
Journal Article
Sumner, E. J., Peakall, J., Parsons, D. R., Wynn, R. B., Darby, S. E., Dorrell, R. M., …White, D. (2013). First direct measurements of hydraulic jumps in an active submarine density current. Geophysical research letters, 40(22), 5904-5908. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013gl057862

For almost half a century, it has been suspected that hydraulic jumps, which consist of a sudden decrease in downstream velocity and increase in flow thickness, are an important feature of submarine density currents such as turbidity currents and deb... Read More about First direct measurements of hydraulic jumps in an active submarine density current.

Polydisperse suspensions: Erosion, deposition, and flow capacity (2013)
Journal Article
Dorrell, R. M., Hogg, A. J., & Pritchard, D. (2013). Polydisperse suspensions: Erosion, deposition, and flow capacity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 118(3), 1939-1955. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrf.20129

Deposition from particle-laden flows is often described in terms of the capacity and competence of the flow, but robust definitions of these terms have proved elusive. In this paper we provide a mathematical modeling framework within which erosion an... Read More about Polydisperse suspensions: Erosion, deposition, and flow capacity.

Superelevation and overspill control secondary flow dynamics in submarine channels (2013)
Journal Article
Dorrell, R. M., Darby, S. E., Peakall, J., Sumner, E. J., Parsons, D. R., & Wynn, R. B. (2013). Superelevation and overspill control secondary flow dynamics in submarine channels. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 118(8), 3895-3915. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrc.20277

In subaerial and submarine meander bends, fluid flow travels downstream in a helical spiral, the structure of which is determined by centrifugal, hydrostatic, baroclinic, and Coriolis forces that together balance frictional stresses generated by the... Read More about Superelevation and overspill control secondary flow dynamics in submarine channels.