The reflection of short gravity waves on a non-uniform current
- 1 November 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
- Vol. 78 (3), 517-525
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305004100052002
Abstract
A uniform asymptotic solution is obtained which describes the propagation near an isolated caustic of water waves on a slow irrotational current. Unlike earlier work there is no restriction to straight caustics or to steady currents.Keywords
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