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The two-dimensional wave pattern produced by a disturbance moving in an arbitrary direction in a density stratified liquid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

B. S. H. Rarity
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology Permanent address: Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester.

Abstract

The two-dimensional internal wave pattern produced by a small disturbance moving with constant velocity along a line of arbitrary inclination in an inviscid, density stratified liquid is studied. It is shown how the far field wave pattern evolves as the inclination changes from the extreme of horizontal motion to that of vertical motion. It is found that, in general, waves propagate ahead of the disturbance.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1967 Cambridge University Press

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References

Lighthill, M. J. 1967 J. Fluid Mech. 27, 725.
Mowbray, D. E. & Rarity, B. S. H. 1967a J. Fluid Mech. 28, 1.
Mowbray, D. E. & Rarity, B. S. H. 1967b J. Fluid Mech. (to be published).