The localization length of randomly scattered water waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 296, Issue , 1995, Pages 353-372

  Nachbin, André ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMAL MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

AMPLITUDE; LOCALIZATION LENGTH; POTENTIAL THEORY; SCHWARTZ-CHRISTOFFEL TRANSFORMATION; TOPOGRAPHY; WAVE REFLECTION;

WATER WAVES;

GRAVITY WAVES; WAVE SCATTERING; WAVE-BED INTERACTION;

LOCALISATION LENGTH; RANDOM SCATTERING; TOPOGRAPHY; WAVES;

EID: 0029413460     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112095002151     Document Type: Article

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