Generation and Propagation of Internal Solitary Waves on the Continental Shelf and Slope
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There are two principal objectives. The first is to develop and refine amplitude evolution equations of the Korteweg-de Vries type to the point where they can be used as validated models for the propagation of internal solitary waves. The second is to undertake a major re-examination of the generation process, using a combination of theoretical and numerical analyses, and emphasising the distinction between two-dimensional and three-dimensional mechanisms.
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