Surface wave generation due to glacier calving
Coastal glaciers reach the ocean in a spectacular process called "calving". Immediately after calving, the impulsive surface waves are generated, sometimes of large height. These waves are particularly dangerous for vessels sailing close to the glacier fronts. The paper presents a theoreti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Oceanologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/55_1.html#A5 |