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The propagation of capillary-gravity waves on a clean water surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

John C. Scott
John C. Scott
Affiliation:
Fluid Mechanics Research Institute, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, Essex
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Abstract

Measurements are reported on the wavelength of small-amplitude water waves in a parallel-sided channel, covering the frequency range 2 to 10 Hz. Clean-surface techniques were employed in the experiments, and the results show good agreement with the predictions of linearized hydrodynamic theory.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 108 , July 1981 , pp. 127 - 131
Copyright
© 1981 Cambridge University Press

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