Breaking criterion and characteristics for solitary waves on slopes

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 102-112

  Grilli, S T ^a,b   Svendsen, I A ^a,c   Subramanya, R ^b  

^a ASCE   (United States)

^b The University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELLING; SLOPES; SOLITARY WAVES; WAVE BREAKING;

SHOALING; SLOPE; SOLITARY WAVES; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE MODELLING;

EID: 0030761281     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(1997)123:3(102)     Document Type: Article

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