dynamics, the Boussinesq approximation for water waves is an approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves. The approximation is named after...
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dynamics: Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy) for buoyancy-driven flows for small density differences in the fluid Boussinesq approximation (water waves) for...
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water waves generally refers to frequency dispersion, which means that waves of different wavelengths travel at different phase speeds. Water waves,...
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In fluid dynamics, the Boussinesq approximation (pronounced [businɛsk], named for Joseph Valentin Boussinesq) is used in the field of buoyancy-driven...
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biology measurement scale Boussinesq approximation (water waves) – Approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves Mild-slope equation – Physics...
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propagation of gravity waves Breakwater (structure) – Coastal defense structure Boussinesq approximation (water waves) – Approximation valid for weakly non-linear...
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Rogue waves (also known as freak waves or killer waves) are huge and unpredictable surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships and isolated...
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surface gravity waves, and their propagation, can be estimated from its results. Airy wave theory is also a good approximation for tsunami waves in the ocean...
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Boussinesq. Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy) for buoyancy-driven flows for small density differences in the fluid Boussinesq approximation (water waves)...
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by extending the shallow-water equations using the Boussinesq approximation to incorporate dispersion effects. Shallow-water equations are especially...
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This is a list of wave topics. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z...
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Biharmonic equation Blasius boundary layer Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy) Boussinesq approximation (water waves) Buckley–Leverett equation Camassa–Holm...
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uni-directional wave equation with cnoidal wave solutions. Further, since the Korteweg–de Vries equation is an approximation to the Boussinesq equations for...
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layer transition Boundary lubrication Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy) Boussinesq approximation (water waves) Bousso's holographic bound Bow shocks...
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Korteweg–De Vries equation (redirect from Non-linear wave mechanics)
equation Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation Boussinesq approximation (water waves) Cnoidal wave Dispersion (water waves) Dispersionless equation Fifth-order...
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Airy wave theory – Fluid dynamics theory on the propagation of gravity waves Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation Boussinesq approximation (water waves) – Approximation...
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resulting in the Boussinesq approximation. For a discussion, see: Beji, S. (1995), "Note on a nonlinearity parameter of surface waves", Coastal Engineering...
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wave. (e.g. ) Upper shoreface — above wave base Lower shoreface — below wave base Airy wave theory Dispersion (water waves) Waves and shallow water R...
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the background density varies by a small amount (the Boussinesq approximation). Assuming the waves are two dimensional in the x-z plane, the respective...
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Froude number (section Shallow water waves)
the blender, promoting mixing When used in the context of the Boussinesq approximation the densimetric Froude number is defined as F r = u g ′ h {\displaystyle...
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Outline of oceanography (section Waves)
of wave action on a rocky shore Bow wave – The wave that forms at the bow of a ship when it moves through the water Boussinesq approximation (water waves)...
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Geophysical fluid dynamics (section Waves)
buoyancy-driven flows, the Navier-Stokes equations are modified using the Boussinesq approximation. This ignores variations in density except where they are multiplied...
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in forms of eddy viscosity, as well as Boussinesq approximation for water waves and Boussinesq approximation for buoyancy. 1883 – Osborne Reynolds demonstrates...
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referred to as a mid-ocean ridge. In contrast, if formed by past above-water volcanism, they are known as a seamount chain. The largest and best known...
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Valentin Boussinesq, professor at COMUE Lille Nord de France and at Institut industriel du Nord, known for Boussinesq approximation (water waves) in Fluid...
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foot of the reef is below wave base, a slope develops: the sediments of the slope derive from the erosion of the margin by waves, storms and gravitational...
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Fluid dynamics (section Other approximations)
other possible approximations to fluid dynamic problems. Some of the more commonly used are listed below. The Boussinesq approximation neglects variations...
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Soliton model in neuroscience (section Action waves)
contain any fit parameters. It is formally related to the Boussinesq approximation for solitons in water canals. The solutions of the above equation possess...
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Physical oceanography (section Planetary waves)
called tidal waves, were renamed because they are not related to the tides. They are regarded as shallow-water waves, or waves in water with a depth less...
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oceanography Waves Airy wave theory Ballantine scale Benjamin–Feir instability Boussinesq approximation Breaking wave Clapotis Cnoidal wave Cross sea Dispersion...
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