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Finite-amplitude Instability

Finite-Amplitude Instability is a theoretical construct in fluid dynamics that characterizes the nonlinear growth of perturbations which become dynamically significant only when their amplitude reaches a finite threshold, distinguishing it from infinitesimal instabilities described by linear stability theory.

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673

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342

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433

Stability of periodic waves of finite amplitude on the surface of a deep fluid

Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics · 1968 · 2.5K citations

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An Air-Sea Interaction Theory for Tropical Cyclones. Part I: Steady-State Maintenance

Kerry Emanuel · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1986 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Finite bandwidth, finite amplitude convection

Alan C. Newell, J. A. Whitehead · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1969 · 1.5K citations

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Parameterization of Mixed Layer Eddies. Part I: Theory and Diagnosis

Baylor Fox‐Kemper, Raffaele Ferrari, Robert Hallberg · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2008 · 812 citations · Full text

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The stability of solitary waves

T. Brooke Benjamin · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1972 · 736 citations

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Authors

673

  1. JP
    Joseph Pedlosky

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States

    12 publications · 745 citations

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  2. RG
    Roger Grimshaw

    Loughborough University, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 355 citations

    6

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  3. PG
    P. G. Saffman

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    4 publications · 247 citations

    4

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  4. TG
    Theodore G. Shepherd

    University of Toronto, Canada

    4 publications · 163 citations

    4

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  5. AD
    A. Davey

    Newcastle University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 431 citations

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Institutions

342

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    32 publications

    2.7K citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    15 h-index

    24 publications

    3.3K citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    14 h-index

    25 publications

    7.5K citations

  4. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    790 citations

  5. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    2.7K citations

  6. NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

    Princeton, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    3K citations

  7. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    524 citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    757 citations

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  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    112 publications · 11.4K citations

    52

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  2. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    33 publications · 3.9K citations

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  3. Physics of Fluids

    19 publications · 1.1K citations

    17

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  4. The Physics of Fluids

    18 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 15 publications · 612 citations

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