The trajectories of particles in steep, symmetric gravity waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1979, Pages 497-517

  Longuet Higgins, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007411833     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112079001154     Document Type: Article

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