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Resonance in open harbours

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

Claude F. Noiseux
Claude F. Noiseux
Affiliation:
Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Aiken Computation Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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Abstract

The effect of depth variations near the mouth of harbour-like geometries is investigated. It is found that some modes of oscillation that, for uniform depth, would decay rapidly can be trapped very effectively when moderate increases in depth occur at the seaward end of the harbour.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 126 , January 1983 , pp. 219 - 235
Copyright
© 1983 Cambridge University Press

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