A FINITE AMPLITUDE WAVE ON A LINEAR SHEAR CURRENT.

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Abstract

A NUMERICAL PERTURBATION IS PRESENTED THAT GENERATES WATER WAVES PROPAGATING OVER A VERTICALLY VARYING LINEAR SHEAR CURRENT.THE WATER SURFACE PROFILE OF THESE WAVES MAY BE SYMMETRIC ABOUT THE CREST, WITH GIVEN HEIGHT AND PERIOD, OR THEY MAY HAVE AN IRREGULAR WATER SURFACE PROFILE THAT HAS BEEN MEASURED IN WATER OF KNOWN DEPTH.FOR WAVES OF THE SAME HEIGHT THE EFFECT OF THE CURRENT IS TO CAUSE A CHANGE IN WAVELENGTH AND HENCE THE KINEMATICS UNDER THE WAVE.FURTHER, THE SHAPE OF THE WAVE PROFILE IS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY.(A.)

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4498-4504
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
Volume79
Issue number30 (OCTOBER 20, 1974)
DOIs
StatePublished - 1974

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geophysics
  • Forestry
  • Oceanography
  • Aquatic Science
  • Ecology
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Soil Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Palaeontology

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