Long waves in shallow liquid under ice cover (Q582976)

Long waves in shallow liquid under ice cover which is under tension or compression are studied. An equation describing the propagation of such waves is obtained first. Exact solutions of the equation in the form of conidal waves and solitons are derived and studied. It is shown that in the case of sufficiently low tension and in all cases of compression the periodic waves in a shallow liquid are unstable and collapse. Waves in a liquid of finite depth under ice cover have been studied by many workers in the linear approximation.