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    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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  • fluids. Sound waves are impossible/neglected when the Boussinesq approximation is used since sound waves move via density variations. Boussinesq flows are...
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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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  • 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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    Boussinesq. Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy) for buoyancy-driven flows for small density differences in the fluid Boussinesq approximation (water waves)...
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    Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, episodic waves, killer waves, extreme waves, and abnormal waves) are unusually large, unpredictable...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    equation Benjamin–Bona–Mahony equation Boussinesq approximation (water waves) Cnoidal wave Dispersion (water waves) Dispersionless equation Fifth-order...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • the blender, promoting mixing When used in the context of the Boussinesq approximation the densimetric Froude number is defined as Fr=ug′h{\displaystyle...
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    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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    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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  • 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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  • layer transition Boundary lubrication Boussinesq approximation (buoyancy) Boussinesq approximation (water waves) Bousso's holographic bound Bow shocks...
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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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    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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    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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    oceanography Waves Airy wave theory Ballantine scale Benjamin–Feir instability Boussinesq approximation Breaking wave Clapotis Cnoidal wave Cross sea Dispersion...
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    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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