Boussinesq modeling of breaking waves: Description of turbulence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Briganti, R ^a   Musumeci, R E ^b   Bellotti, G ^a   Brocchini, M ^c   Foti, E ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boussinesq modeling; Breaking waves; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; BREAKING WAVE; MODELING; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 4744356765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002065     Document Type: Article

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