Surf-zone vortices over stepped topography

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 511, Issue , 2004, Pages 265-283

  Johnson, E R ^a   McDonald, N Robb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CONFORMATIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HAMILTONIANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; SINGULAR VORTICES; SURF-ZONE; VORTEX PATCHES;

VORTEX FLOW;

CURRENT; FLUID MECHANICS; SURF ZONE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VORTEX;

EID: 3843059396     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004009838     Document Type: Article

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