An investigation of internal solitary waves in a two-fluid system

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 112, Issue , 1981, Pages 225-251

  Koop, C Gary ^a   Butler, Gerald ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER WAVES;

INTERNAL WAVES;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0019633062     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112081000372     Document Type: Article

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