The evolution of large ocean waves: the role of local and rapid spectral changes

DOI10.1098/rspa.2006.1729zbMath1127.86001OpenAlexW2156504824WikidataQ100784028 ScholiaQ100784028MaRDI QIDQ5438775

R. S. Gibson, Chris Swan

Publication date: 8 February 2008

Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2006.1729

zbMATH Keywords

nonlinear wavesresonant interactionsrogue wavesdirectional wavesfocused wavessurface-water waves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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