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Figure 7. Alien (1984). Correlation between the group mean height and<br />

water depth for dunes in rivers and marine settings. Though the scatter is<br />

large the trend towards bigger dunes in deeper water is clear.<br />

ENTRAINMENT<br />

ENGULFMENT<br />

Figure 8. Jiminez (1980). The diagram on the left shows entrainment<br />

into a vortex whereas the right shows engulfment during vortex pairing.<br />

Most fluid is entrained rather than engulfed in growing shear layers.

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