On the nonlinear evolution of wind-driven gravity waves

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 3256-3268

  Alexakis, A ^a   Calder, A C ^a   Dursi, L J ^a   Rosner, R ^a,b   Truran, J W ^a,b   Fryxell, B ^a,b   Zingale, M ^c   Timmes, F X ^a   Olson, K ^a,d   Ricker, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; DIFFUSION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; WIND EFFECTS;

INTERFACIAL GRAVITY WAVES; WIND-DRIVEN GRAVITY WAVES;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ASTROPHYSICS; GRAVITY WAVE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 4544225533     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1771695     Document Type: Article

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