{"product_id":"particulate-gravity-currents-theory-experiments-and-environmental-applications-hardback-9781394216697","title":"Particulate Gravity Currents; Theory, Experiments, and Environmental Applications (Hardback) 9781394216697","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eParticulate Gravity Currents\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheory, Experiments, and Environmental Applications\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBenjamin Kneller (Edited by), Kneller (Author), Eckart Meiburg (Edited by), Bernhard Vowinckel (Edited by), Zhiguo He (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394216697, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 November 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e28.2 x 22.6 x 3.6 cm, 1.021 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring the properties, behavior, and dynamics of particulate gravity currents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParticulate gravity currents involve the movement of mixtures of particles and fluid under the influence of gravity. Examples in the natural environment include snow avalanches, pyroclastic flows, and seafloor turbidity currents. Understanding how particles move, mix, stratify, and settle has applications such as hazard mitigation and pollution management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eParticulate Gravity Currents: Theory, Experiments, and Environmental Applications\u003c\/i\u003e presents experimental, numerical, and field studies of particulate gravity currents, offering new insights into their properties, behavior, and dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume highlights include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplorations of cohesive and non-cohesive sediment and transport\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplications of theoretical understanding to real-world subaerial and subaqueous processes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudies using the latest techniques, including 3D numerical simulation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBroader relevance beyond the natural environment to other types of particulate and non-particulate gravity currents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Nature and Behavior of Gravity Currents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Review of Entrainment Into Gravity Currents Moving on a Horizontal Surface 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew W. Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Particle-laden Gravity Currents: The Lock-release Slumping Regime at the Laboratory Scale 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCyril Gadal, Jean Schneider, Cyrille Bonamy, Julien Chauchat, Yvan Dossmann, Sebastien Kiesgen de Richter, Matthieu J. Mercier, Florence Naaim-Bouvet, Marie Rastello, and Laurent Lacaze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Comprehensive Understanding of the Structure and Dynamics of Channelized Turbidity Currents 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSivaramkrishnan Balachandar, Jorge Salinas, Santiago L. Zúñiga, and Mariano I. Cantero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sedimentation of a High Alpine Hydropower Reservoir Under Climate Change: What Will Disappear First, the Glacier or the Reservoir? 49\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGiovanni De Cesare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Behavior of Flows Into Stratified Ambient Fluid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Dynamics of Gravity Currents in Stratified Environments 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eZhiguo He, Samuel Ukpong Okon, Liang Zhao, and Rui Zhu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 On the Equivalence of Top and Bottom Gravity Currents in a Linearly Stratified Channel: A Review and Extension of Data Processing and Prediction Theory 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTanmay Agrawal, Marius Ungarish, and Vamsi Chalamalla\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Behavior of Flows at Boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Gravity Currents Generated by Surface Cooling Over an Inclined Surface 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKyoungsik Chang and George Constantinescu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Impacts of Rough-permeable Beds on Turbulent Structures of Gravity Currents 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDongrui Han, Ying-Tien Lin, Yakun Guo, and Zhiguo He\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Behavior of Cohesive Sediment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Analysis of Simulation Data for Cohesive Sediment Flocculation Using a Population Balance Model 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHenri Busch, Alexander Metelkin, Kunpeng Zhao, Jorge A. Penaloza-Giraldo, Eckart Meiburg, Tian-Jian Hsu, and Bernhard Vowinckel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Role of Cohesion in Turbulent Sediment Transport Processes 155\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKunpeng Zhao, Shuaiqi Zhao, Han Huang, Bernhard Vowinckel, Bofeng Bai, and Eckart Meiburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Using Mixed-clay Sediment Gravity Flow Rheology as an Indicator for Flow Velocity and Runout Distance 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMegan L. Baker, Jaco H. Baas, Jonathan Malarkey, and Ricardo Silva Jacinto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Transport of Noncohesive Sediment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Rheology of Bedload Transport 187\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePascale Aussillous, Bernhard Vowinckel, Élisabeth Guazzelli, Franco Tapia, and Eckart Meiburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Grain-Size Distribution of Cyclic Steps Formed by Multisurge Turbidity Currents in an Experimental Flume: An Example of Downstream Coarsening 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMiwa Yokokawa, Ren Nagano, Kazuma Matsunami, and Atsuki Fukuoka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Behavior of Pyroclastic Density Currents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Transient Dynamics in Particle-laden Density Currents: Insights Into Dilute Pyroclastic Density Current Runout 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric C. P. 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