A note on the slope of a density interface between two stably stratified fluids under wind

24 June 1977

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Vol. 81 (2) , 335-339
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112077002079

Abstract

Experiments were conducted with two layers of stably stratified fluid in a wind-wave tank. The slope of the density interface was measured and was related to the wind stress, the density difference between the two fluids and the depth of the interface.

Keywords

STRATIFIED FLUIDS
STABLY STRATIFIED
WIND STRESS
TWO STABLY
WAVE TANK
TWO FLUIDS
TWO LAYERS
WIND WAVE

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Buoyancy Effects in Fluids
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) ,1973