Models for strongly-nonlinear evolution of long internal waves in a two-layer stratification

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-47

  Sakai, T ^a   Redekopp, L G ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL WAVE; NONLINEAR WAVE; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHASE VELOCITY; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 33846706876     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-14-31-2007     Document Type: Article

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