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External gravity wave

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An external gravity wave displaces a fluid's free surface and moves nearly uniformly through the depth in the long-wave limit. In a layer of depth H, its leading shallow-water approximation speed is gH​.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2021 / iii / Paper 333 / 3 / iv / Solution

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