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On the pseudomomentum and generalized stokes drift in a spectrum of rotational waves

Phillips, William R.C.

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Title
On the pseudomomentum and generalized stokes drift in a spectrum of rotational waves
Author(s)
Phillips, William R.C.
Issue Date
2000-07
Keyword(s)
  • Stokes Drift
  • Rotational Waves
  • Amplitude
Abstract
The pseudomomentum and generalized Stokes drift for discrete and continuous spectrums of small amplitude weakly decaying or growing progressive oblique rotational wave pairs of equal amplitude are considered. The expressions are cast into a form that employs physically measurable quantities, such as the surface slope spectrum of surface gravity waves or space-time velocity correlations in the interior of wavy shear flows. An example is given in which the technique is applied to a discrete spectrum of progressive waves in plane channel flow.
Publisher
Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Series/Report Name or Number
  • TAM R 948
  • 2000-6023
ISSN
0073-5264
Type of Resource
text
Language
eng
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