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Note on edge waves in a stratified fluid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

Chia-Shun Yih
Chia-Shun Yih
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Mechanics, The University of Michigan
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Abstract

The solution given by Gerstner for water waves of finite amplitude, which is valid for a semi-infinite liquid of arbitrary stratification, is reconsidered. By a transformation of co-ordinates, it is shown to represent edge waves propagating along a sloping shore.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , April 1966 , pp. 765 - 767
Copyright
© 1966 Cambridge University Press

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