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Wave Initiation

Wave Initiation is a theoretical construct within the field of physical oceanography that denotes the fundamental process by which wind energy is first transferred to the water surface, thereby generating capillary waves through the disruption of interfacial equilibrium.

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319

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165

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2017–2026

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125

On the generation of waves by turbulent wind

O. M. Phillips · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1957 · 841 citations

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Calcium sparks and [Ca2+]i waves in cardiac myocytes

Heping Cheng, Miriam R. Lederer, W. J. Lederer et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 1996 · 530 citations

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Wave ‘set-down’ and set-Up

A. J. Bowen, Douglas L. Inman, V. P. Simmons · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1968 · 419 citations

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Mechanisms of Sharp Wave Initiation and Ripple Generation

Dániel Schlingloff, Szabolcs Káli, Tamás F. Freund et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2014 · 290 citations · Full text

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Spatial Waves of Advance with Bistable Dynamics: Cytoplasmic and Genetic Analogues of Allee Effects

Nick Barton, Michael Turelli · The American Naturalist · 2011 · 248 citations

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Authors

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  1. PD
    Peng Du

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    3 publications · 215 citations

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  2. DD
    Dirk Dormann

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 169 citations

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  3. SI
    Scott I. Jackson

    Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  4. JE
    J. E. Shepherd

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  5. AM
    A. M. Binnie

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 177 citations

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Institutions

165

  1. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    3 h-index

    17 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    485 citations

  3. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    215 citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    154 citations

  5. United Arab Emirates University

    Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    188 citations

  6. University of Dundee

    Dundee, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    338 citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    276 citations

  8. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    174 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    6 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Applied Physics

    4 publications · 129 citations

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  3. Ocean Engineering

    4 publications · 123 citations

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  4. Coastal Engineering

    4 publications · 114 citations

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  5. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 3 publications · 83 citations

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