Ring-waves generated by water drops impacting on water surfaces at rest

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 323-332

  Craeye, Christophe ^a   Sobieski, Piotr W ^a   Bliven, Larry F ^b   Guissard, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WAVE POWER;

RING WAVES;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 0032630344     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/48.775294     Document Type: Article

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