Weak or strong nonlinearity: the vital issue

DOI10.1007/s10665-006-9126-2zbMath1178.76094OpenAlexW2017481731MaRDI QIDQ2643663

R. C. T. Rainey

Publication date: 27 August 2007

Published in: Journal of Engineering Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-006-9126-2

zbMATH Keywords

Wave breakingRogue wavesOffshore structuresFreak wavesHurricane damage

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Water waves, gravity waves; dispersion and scattering, nonlinear interaction (76B15)

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