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The exact solution to Phillips’ equation for the degree of saturation of short waves in the presence of ocean currents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

S. J. Hogan
S. J. Hogan
Affiliation:
University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute, 24–29 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LB, UK
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Abstract

An equation, derived by Phillips (1984) to describe the variation of a wind-wave spectrum in the presence of a current, is shown to have an exact solution. For certain choices of current, the results are shown to simplify even further.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 223 , February 1991 , pp. 357 - 362
Copyright
© 1991 Cambridge University Press

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