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Capillary-gravity waves on depth-dependent currents: Consequences for the wave resistance

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: We study theoretically the capillary-gravity waves created at the water-air interface by a small two-dimensional perturbation in the frequently encountered case where a depth-dependent current is present in the fluid. Assuming linear wave theory, we derive a general expression of the wave resistance experienced by the perturbation as a function of the current profile in the case of an inviscid fluid. We then illustrate the use of this expression in the case of constant vorticity.

Source: Europhysics Letters (EPL)

DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/97/14007

Authors: M. Benzaquen, E. Raphaël

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Gulliver, ESPCI Paris

Language: English

Topic: Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2073781144

FWCI: 1.162

Cites: 30

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10