Billows in Loch Ness
1977; Pergamon Press; Volume: 24; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0146-6291(77)97000-x
ISSN1878-2485
AutoresS. A. Thorpe, A Hall, C. Taylor, J.R.L. Allen,
Tópico(s)Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Resumo‘Billows’ observed in Loch Ness are compared with observations in laboratory experiments, and it is concluded that they are caused by Kelvin—Helmholtz instability. The billows are about 80 cm high and 2.7 m in length, occurring at the edge of a region of high density gradient in the thermocline. The relation of the billows to the fine structure of the thermocline is discussed.
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