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Quasi-linear Theory for Surface Wave-Current Interactions

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The physics problem of the mutual influences of rapidly oscillating surface gravity waves and more slowly evolving upper-ocean currents is well-studied.

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McWilliams, J.C. (2022). Introduction. In: Quasi-linear Theory for Surface Wave-Current Interactions. Mathematics of Planet Earth(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2876-5_1

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