
A Simple Model for an Internal Wave Spectrum Dominated by Non-Linear Interactions
By: Hans van Haren and Leo Maas
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/tellusa.45 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 382 - 390
Submitted on: Feb 28, 2022
Accepted on: Oct 14, 2022
Published on: Oct 31, 2022
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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