Experimental study of the formation of steep waves and breakers
Breaking waves (whitecaps) are one of the most important and least understood processes associated with the evolution of the surface gravity wave field in the open sea. This process is the principal means by which energy and momentum are transferred away from a developing sea. However, an estimati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2001-09-01
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| Series: | Oceanologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/43_3.html#A7 |