Wave action flux : A physical interpretation

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 368, Issue , 1998, Pages 155-164

  Jonsson, Ivar G ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CONSTANT-OVER-DEPTH CURRENTS; WAVE ACTION FLUX;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 0032136629     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098001608     Document Type: Article

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