Abstract
A stationary parallel current in a continuously stratified incompressible fluid of finite depth is considered. The instability of internal waves is studied with the assumption that the current has only a vertical velocity shear.
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Khartiev, S.M. On the spatial instability of internal waves in continuously stratified flows. Soviet Journal of Physical Oceanography 1, 507–512 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197008
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