The instability and breaking of deep-water waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 115, Issue , 1982, Pages 165-185

  Melville, W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 0020090849     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112082000706     Document Type: Article

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