Reappraisal of Whitham’s 1967 theory for wave-meanflow interaction in shallow water

@article{Bridges2022ReappraisalOW,
  title={Reappraisal of Whitham’s 1967 theory for wave-meanflow interaction in shallow water},
  author={Thomas J. Bridges and Daniel J. Ratliff},
  journal={Wave Motion},
  year={2022}
}
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