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An Introduction to Gravity Currents and Intrusions. By M. Ungarish. CRC Press, 2009, 489 pp. ISBN-10: 1584889039, ISBN-13: 9781584889038 $89.95 (USD).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2010

M. R. Flynn
M. R. Flynn*
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University of Alberta
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 649 , 25 April 2010 , pp. 537 - 539
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