Potential-flow instability theory and alluvial stream bed forms

DOI10.1017/S0022112000001099MaRDI QIDQ4512469zbMATHFDO

Authors S. E. Coleman, J. D. Fenton

Publication date 18 February 2001

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

zbMATH Keywords

surface wavesbed wavesresonance mechanismalluvial-bed instabilityarbitrary phase lagspotential-flow description

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stability and instability of geophysical and astrophysical flows (76E20) Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05)

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