Annotation
A hypothesis about the intensification of waves by the air vortices formed on the leeward side of the wave is proposed. It is assumed that the vortices attract the water surface, thus increasing the wave amplitude. The hypothesis is verified using experimental data for nonlinear waves.
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Authors
O.N. Melnikova, T.V. Nivina, K.V. Pokazeev
Department of the Physics of Sea and Land Waters, Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, Moscow, 119992, Russia
Department of the Physics of Sea and Land Waters, Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, Moscow, 119992, Russia
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