An investigation on internal solitary waves in a two-layer fluid: Propagation and reflection from steep slopes

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 171-184

  Chen, Chen Yuan ^a   Hsu, John Rong Chung ^a,b   Cheng, Min Hung ^a   Chen, Hsin Hsun ^a   Kuo, Ching Feng ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Internal solitary wave; ISW propagation; ISW reflection; KdV theory; Two layer fluid

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; PROBES; REFLECTION; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

INTERNAL SOLITARY WAVE; KORTEWEG DE VRIES THEORY; TWO-LAYER FLUID;

WATER WAVES;

FLUID DYNAMICS; PROBES; REFLECTION; WATER WAVES; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

INTERNAL WAVE; SOLITARY WAVE; ULTRASONICS; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE REFLECTION;

EID: 33750995856     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2005.11.020     Document Type: Article

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