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The modified mild-slope equation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

P. G. Chamberlain and
D. Porter
P. G. Chamberlain
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The University of Reading, PO Box 220, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 2AX, UK
D. Porter
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The University of Reading, PO Box 220, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 2AX, UK
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Abstract

A modified version of the mild-slope equation is derived and its predictions of wave scattering by two-dimensional topography compared with those of other equations and with experimental data. In particular, the modified mild-slope equation is shown to be capable of describing known scattering properties of singly and doubly periodic ripple beds, for which the mild-slope equation fails. The new equation compares favourably with other models of scattering which improve on the mild-slope equation, in that it is widely applicable and computationally cheap.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 291 , 25 May 1995, pp. 393 - 407
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© 1995 Cambridge University Press

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