Crest pairing predicted by modulation theory

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C2, 1998, Pages 3143-3147

  Trulsen, Karsten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTO PLURIDISCIPLINAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEAR DISPERSION; SURFACE WAVES; WAVE CRESTS;

EID: 0032519274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03284     Document Type: Article

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