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The formation of an intermediate layer by horizontal convection in a two-layered shear flow
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 April 2006
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When two layers of different densities flow in opposite directions over a sill, it is possible for a stagnation point to occur at the interface. Experiments show that the flow towards such a point causes mixing and the continuous formation of a layer of intermediate density. Flow of this type may occur at specific locations in a fjord where the entrance is constricted by a sill.
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