Experimental study of three-dimensional breaking wave kinematics

Applied Ocean Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 329-343

  She, K ^a   Greated, C A ^b   Easson, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV);

WATER WAVES;

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETER; WAVE BREAKING;

BREAKING WAVES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; WAVE MOTION;

EID: 0031251761     PISSN: 01411187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1187(97)00031-X     Document Type: Article

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