Wave-current interaction: A comparison of radiation-stress and vortex-force representations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1122-1141

  Lane, E M ^a   Restrepo, J M ^b   McWilliams, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EULER EQUATIONS; OCEAN CURRENTS; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE EQUATIONS;

BERNOULLI HEAD; RADIATION-STRESS; VORTEX-FORCE REPRESENTATION; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE GENERATION;

WATER WAVES;

COASTAL WATER; SHORELINE; VORTEX; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE GENERATION; WAVE SETUP; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

EID: 34250697870     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO3043.1     Document Type: Article

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