Super Rogue Waves: Observation of a Higher-Order Breather in Water Waves
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- 29 March 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review X
- Vol. 2 (1)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.2.011015
Abstract
How rogue waves in the ocean come about still is a scientific puzzle. But, for the first time, super rogue waves are not only generated in a water-wave tank, but are also understood.Keywords
Funding Information
- Office of Naval Research
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