Internal solitary waves near a turning point

C. J. Knickerbocker; Alan C. Newell

doi:10.1016/0375-9601(80)90830-0

Internal solitary waves near a turning point

C. J. Knickerbocker
, Alan C. Newell

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Abstract

We report an unexpected result and illustrate the mechanism by which a solitary wave propagating on a thermocline reverses its polarity as it passes through a turning point near the shoreline.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	326-330
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Letters A
Volume	75
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(80)90830-0
State	Published - Feb 4 1980
Externally published	Yes

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