Internal wave energy flux from density perturbations in nonlinear stratifications
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Frank M. Lee1, Michael R. Allshouse2,3†, Harry L. Swinney2 and Philip J. Morrison1 Institute for Fusion Studies and Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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تاریخ انتشار 2017