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Mean flows generated by a progressing water wave packert

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

R. Grimshaw
R. Grimshaw
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Department of Mathematics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052
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Equations are derived which describe the evolution of the mean flow generated by a progressing water wave packet. The effect of friction is included, and so the equations are subject to the boundary conditions first derived by Longuet-Higgins [10]. Solutions of the equations are obtained for a wave packet of finite length, and also for a uniform wave train. The latter solution is compared with experiments.

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Research Article
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The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , January 1981 , pp. 318 - 347
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1981

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