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A dense bottom current or a light roof current is the flow created by a source of mass, momentum, and buoyancy flowing into an ambient fluid in such a way that the flow is bounded by the fixed wall and the interface. The dense bottom currents and light roof currents are primarily driven by buoyancy forces.
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Pedersen, F.B. (1986). Dense Bottom Currents. In: Environmental Hydraulics: Stratified Flows. Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86600-5_8
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