Gravity Currents: In the Environment and the Laboratory

This book comprehensively describes all aspects of gravity flow, a physical process in the environment that is covered by many disciplines including meteorology, oceanography, the earth sciences and industrial processes. The first edition was very well received, and the author has brought the new edition completely up to date, with much new material. Simpson describes gravity currents with a variety of laboratory experiments, many from his own work. Gravity Currents is a valuable supplementary textbook for undergraduates and a reference work for research workers. The general reader will also find much of interest, since the author clearly describes the physics of flows involved without advanced mathematics, and with numerous photographs and illustrations.

This book comprehensively describes all aspects of gravity flow, a physical process that is covered by many different disciplines, including meteorology, oceanography, the earth sciences and many industrial processes. The first edition was very well received, and the new edition has been brought completely up to date, with much new material. Gravity Currents is a valuable supplementary textbook for undergraduates and a reference work for research workers. The general reader will also find much of interest, since the physics of the flows involved is clearly described without advanced mathematics, with numerous photographs and illustrations.