Interaction of finite-amplitude waves with vertically sheared current fields

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 627, Issue , 2009, Pages 179-213

  Nwogu, Okey G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; CONVOLUTION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FOURIER SERIES; GRAVITY WAVES; OCEAN CURRENTS; VELOCITY; VORTICITY;

COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM METHODS; FINITE AMPLITUDE WAVES; FREE SURFACE ELEVATIONS; FREE-SURFACE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MODULATIONAL INSTABILITY; VORTICITY TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; WAVE STEEPNESS PARAMETERS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; FOURIER TRANSFORM; GRAVITY WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CURRENT; VORTICITY; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

EID: 67650931082     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009005850     Document Type: Article

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