Numerical simulation of shear-induced instabilities in internal solitary waves

DOI10.1017/jfm.2011.261zbMath1241.76100OpenAlexW2022125877MaRDI QIDQ2891879

Stuart E. King, Magda Carr, David Gerard Dritschel

Publication date: 15 June 2012

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3054

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solitary wavesinternal wavesstratified flows

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