Edge waves in the presence of an irregular coastline

Small irregularities in an otherwise straight coast produce certain effects on long waves on a continental shelf. Studied here are the generation of trapped edge waves when a wave from the deep ocean reaches the irregular coast, and alterations in the propagation characteristics of trapped edge wave...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fuller, John David
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/19271