The generation of internal waves by a towed sphere and its wake in a thermocline

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3353-3367

  Robey, Harry F ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0008334639     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869448     Document Type: Article

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