The evolution of internal wave undular bores: Comparisons of a fully nonlinear numerical model with weakly nonlinear theory

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2712-2734

  Lamb, Kevin G ^a   Yan, Liren ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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EID: 0001207940     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2712:TEOIWU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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