Experimental velocities and accelerations in very steep wave events in deep water

DOI10.1016/j.euromechflu.2006.03.006zbMath1331.76031OpenAlexW2070558369MaRDI QIDQ2432797

Atle Jensen, John Grue

Publication date: 25 October 2006

Published in: European Journal of Mechanics. B. Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechflu.2006.03.006

zbMATH Keywords

velocitiesPIVRogue wavesaccelerationsCamille waveDraupner waveexperimental freak wavesvelocity scale

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Experimental work for problems pertaining to fluid mechanics (76-05) Water waves, gravity waves; dispersion and scattering, nonlinear interaction (76B15)

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