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Turbulent Flow  Écoulement turbulent
A flow in which streamlines (flow paths) mix, cross, and form swirls and eddies (adapted from: Grotzinger et al., 2007).

Themes:
  Glaciers
  Sedimentary rocks

Related words:
  Laminar Flow