Weakly nonlinear surface waves over a random seabed

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 475, Issue , 2003, Pages 247-268

  Mei, Chiang C ^a   Hancock, Matthew J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DAMPING; SCATTERING; WATER WAVES;

WAVE PACKETS;

SURFACE WAVES;

BATHYMETRY; SEAFLOOR BEHAVIOR; WATER WAVE;

EID: 0037464962     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200200280X     Document Type: Article

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