The modified Korteweg - De Vries equation in the theory of large - amplitude internal waves

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-250

  Grimshaw, R ^a   Pelinovsky, E ^c   Talipova, T ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c NONE

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EID: 0031393657     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-4-237-1997     Document Type: Article

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