A similarity solution for viscous internal waves

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T. N. Stevenson · University of Manchester

Abstract

A similarity solution is presented which describes the internal waves generated by a simple-harmonic localized disturbance in a stably stratified viscous fluid. Some experimental results support the theoretical predictions for the waves in a linearly stratified salt solution.

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Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Underwater Acoustics Research Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing

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Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volume 54, Issue 3, pp. 495-506

DOI: 10.1017/s0022112072000837

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A similarity solution for viscous internal waves

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