Three reasons for freak wave generation in the non-uniform current

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 574-585

  Lavrenov, I V ^a   Porubov, A V ^b  

^a ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Freak wave; Non linear waves; Non uniform current; Wave current interaction

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL RESOURCES; WATER WAVE EFFECTS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

FREAK WAVE; NON-LINEAR WAVES; NON-UNIFORM CURRENT; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 33747129987     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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