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When amplitudes are small, ocean waves are represented by sinusoidal functions. There are, however, situations when this treatment of waves is inadequate. In such situations, finite amplitude wave theories that deal with waves having peaked crest have to be used. In this article, selected features of a variety of such wave profiles are presented.
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Varma, K.K. Finite amplitude ocean waves. Reson 19, 1047–1057 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-014-0123-x
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