Linear instability mechanisms for sand wave formation

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 413, Issue , 2000, Pages 219-246

  Komarova, Natalia L ^a,b   Hulscher, Suzanne J M H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTABILITY; SAND WAVE; TIDAL WATER; VISCOSITY; WAVE GENERATION;

INSTABILITY; SAND WAVE; VISCOSITY; WAVE GENERATION;

EID: 0033913180     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112000008429     Document Type: Article

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