The occurrence of parametric instabilities in finite-amplitude internal gravity waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1976, Pages 763-784

  Mied, Richard P ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER WAVES - MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GRAVITY WAVES;

EID: 0017277306     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112076002735     Document Type: Article

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