An asymptotic theory for the interaction of waves and currents in coastal waters

DOI10.1017/S0022112004009358zbMath1067.76012OpenAlexW2111522960MaRDI QIDQ4668135

Emily M. Lane, James C. McWilliams, Juan M. Restrepo

Publication date: 18 April 2005

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112004009358

zbMATH Keywords

density stratificationphase-averaged forcingwave-averaged material tracerswave-averaged vortex

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Water waves, gravity waves; dispersion and scattering, nonlinear interaction (76B15) Asymptotic methods, singular perturbations applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M45)

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