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Exact and Explicit Internal Equatorial Water Waves with Underlying Currents

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In this paper we present an exact and explicit solution to the geophysical governing equations in the Equatorial region, which represents internal oceanic waves in the presence of a constant underlying current.

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Kluczek, M. Exact and Explicit Internal Equatorial Water Waves with Underlying Currents. J. Math. Fluid Mech. 19, 305–314 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00021-016-0281-6

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