Large-scale vorticity generation by breakers in shallow and deep water

DOI10.1016/S0997-7546(99)80037-5zbMath0939.76016OpenAlexW2111444099MaRDI QIDQ1806520

D. H. Peregrine

Publication date: 12 July 2000

Published in: European Journal of Mechanics. B. Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0997-7546(99)80037-5

zbMATH Keywords

coherent structurebreaking wavesvortical structuresgeneration of vorticitybores in surf zonedeep water breaking

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Vortex flows for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B47) Water waves, gravity waves; dispersion and scattering, nonlinear interaction (76B15) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to fluid mechanics (76-02)

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