Deep-water plunging breakers: A comparison between potential theory and experiments

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 189, Issue , 1988, Pages 423-442

  Chan, E S ^a   Melville, W K ^a   Lin, W M ^a   Rapp, R J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0023741888     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112088001089     Document Type: Article

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