About basic phases of isolation of bottom gravity currents from the slopping bottom

The phases of detachment of bottom gravity current from slope and its conve rtion into an intrusive current were obtained for the first time in numeric al calculations. The pressure field obtained in the paper clarifies the str ucture (physical entity) of the current in the surroundings of the point of separation. The proposed example illustrates additional capabilities of th e numeric model when analysing the behaviour of stratified currents in the areas with complex bottom topography.