Note on a nonlinearity parameter of surface waves

S. Beji*

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Abstract

A nonlinearity parameter which is valid for both deep and shallow water waves is introduced. The parameter may be regarded as a wave Froude number. A modified form of the Ursell number is also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-85
Number of pages5
JournalCoastal Engineering
Volume25
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 1995

Funding

This note was written while the authorw as at Tokyo Institute of Technology as a visiting researchert hrough a grant from the Kajima Foundation of Japan. Comments of Prof. K. Nadaoka on the manuscripta re appreciated.

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Kajima Foundation of Japan

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