Surface-wave generation by gusty wind

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 357, Issue , 1998, Pages 21-28

  Miles, John ^a   Ierley, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; FRICTION; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RICCATI EQUATIONS; TRANSITION FLOW; WIND EFFECTS;

BOLTZMANN MODEL; CHARNOCK'S CONSTANT; KARMAN'S CONSTANT; STURM-LIOUVILLE EQUATION;

SURFACE WAVES;

EID: 0031997781     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097007945     Document Type: Article

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