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Naturally occurring flows involve fluids of different densities, e.g. warm and cold or fresh and saline waters. Under the action of the gravitational forces, the heavy fluid is lowered and the light fluid raises.
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Massel, S.R. (2015). Introducing Internal Waves. In: Internal Gravity Waves in the Shallow Seas. GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18908-6_1
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