Gravity currents in the cabbeling regime

Andrew Grace, Marek Stastna, Kevin G. Lamb, K. Andrea Scott, Andrew Grace, Marek Stastna, Kevin G. Lamb, K. Andrea Scott


Abstract
Freshwater has been shown to have a maximum density at about four degrees Celsius, and this leads to a phenomenon known as cabbeling. Cabbeling occurs when masses of water on different sides of the temperature of maximum density mix and create a denser mass. What happens when intruding and ambient temperatures in a gravity current are on opposite sides of the temperature of maximum density? How does cabbeling affect the evolution characteristics of gravity currents, and what sort of long term behavior arises?
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Andrew Grace, Marek Stastna, Kevin G. Lamb, K. Andrea Scott, Andrew Grace, Marek Stastna, Kevin G. Lamb, and K. Andrea Scott. 2023. Gravity currents in the cabbeling regime. Physical Review Fluids, Volume 8, Issue 1, 8(1).
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