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Cyclic steps: a phenomenon of supercritical shallow flow from the high mountains to the bottom of the ocean
Kostic, S.; Sequeiros, O.; Spinewine, B.; Parker, G. (2010). Cyclic steps: a phenomenon of supercritical shallow flow from the high mountains to the bottom of the ocean. J. Hydro-environ. Res. 3(4): 167-172. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jher.2009.10.002
In: Journal of Hydro-environment Research. Elsevier: Amsterdam. ISSN 1570-6443; e-ISSN 1876-4444, more
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Author keywords
    Supercritical flow; Hydraulic jump; Bedforms; Cyclic steps

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  • Kostic, S.
  • Sequeiros, O.
  • Spinewine, B., more
  • Parker, G.

Abstract
    Cyclic steps constitute a characteristic bedform of Froude-supercritical shallow flow over an erodible bed. They are long-wave features that are bounded by hydraulic jumps and migrate upstream. They can be seen in alluvial streams, stream in cohesive sediment, bedrock streams, and on the seafloor in response to turbidity currents. Recent progress in the modeling of cyclic steps is summarized.

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