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On long waves on a rotating earth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

Ll. G. Chambers
Ll. G. Chambers
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, University College of North Wales, Bangor
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Abstract

General solutions are obtained for the long gravity wave equation from solutions of the wave equation in three dimensions. The method is applied to the theory of Tsunamis. It is also suggested that these waves are the cause of the shelf oscillations observed at Guadelupe.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , June 1965 , pp. 209 - 216
Copyright
© 1965 Cambridge University Press

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