On the resonant generation of large-amplitude internal solitary and solitary-like waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 543, Issue , 2005, Pages 267-292

  Stastna, M ^a,b   Peltier, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

NONLINEAR THEORY; RESONANT GENERATION; SOLITARY WAVE;

LIQUID WAVES;

INTERNAL WAVE; SOLITARY WAVE; TOPOGRAPHY;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; INTERNAL WAVE; SOLITARY WAVE;

EID: 28244446722     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200500652X     Document Type: Article

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