Resonant Langmuir-circulation-internal-wave interaction. Part 1. Internal wave reflection

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 495, Issue , 2003, Pages 35-55

  Chini, G P ^a   Leibovich, S ^b  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SHEAR FLOW; SURFACE WAVES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VORTEX FLOW; WATER WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND EFFECTS;

INTERNAL-WAVE DYNAMICS;

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

CIRCULATION; CONVECTION; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; OCEAN; WAVE;

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; CONVECTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SHEAR FLOW; WAVE;

EID: 0347031434     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003006074     Document Type: Article

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