Simulations of shear instabilities in interfacial gravity waves

DOI10.1017/S0022112009992035zbMATH Open1189.76225MaRDI QIDQ3570448FDOQ3570448

Authors: Michael F. Barad, Oliver B. Fringer 

Publication date: 25 June 2010

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

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Interfacial stability and instability in hydrodynamic stability (76E17) Stability and instability of geophysical and astrophysical flows (76E20) Waves for incompressible viscous fluids (76D33)

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