An experimental investigation of incipient spilling breakers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 633, Issue , 2009, Pages 271-283

  Diorio, J D ^a   Liu, X ^a   Duncan, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; FLUID MECHANICS;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE; SCALING RELATIONSHIPS; SHORT WAVELENGTHS; SIDEBAND INSTABILITY; SPILLING BREAKER; SPILLING BREAKING WAVES; WAVE CONDITIONS;

GEOMETRY;

BREAKING WAVE; CAPILLARY WAVE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID MECHANICS; GRAVITY WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION; PHASE VELOCITY; RIPPLE; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE DISPERSION; WAVELENGTH; WIND WAVE;

EID: 69649104019     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009007642     Document Type: Article

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