Finite-amplitude analysis of some Boussinesq-type equations

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 323-341

  Otta, Ashwini K ^a,b   Schäffer, Hemming A ^a  

^a DHI   (Denmark)

^b Splash Hydrodynamics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amplitude dispersion; Boussinesq type equations; Highly nonlinear waves; Long waves; Nonlinear analysis; Permanent form waves

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER WAVES;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATIONS; FINITE AMPLITUDE ANALYSIS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

AMPLITUDE; BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; WAVE MODELING;

EID: 0344500693     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3839(99)00012-5     Document Type: Article

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