Shear instability in shallow water

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 387, Issue , 1999, Pages 97-127

  Balmforth, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID MECHANICS; GRAVITY WAVES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW; WATER;

SHALLOW WATER; SHEAR INSTABILITY;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 0032651315     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112099004279     Document Type: Article

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