Breaking and broadening of internal solitary waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 413, Issue , 2000, Pages 181-217

  Grue, John ^a   Jensen, Atle ^a   Rusås, Per Olav ^a   Sveen, J Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL WAVE; SOLITARY WAVE; STRATIFIED FLUID; WAVE PROPAGATION;

INTERNAL WAVE; SOLITARY WAVE; STRATIFIED FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0033912917     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112000008648     Document Type: Article

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