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Advances in Mathematical Physics
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 183503, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/183503
Research Article

Combination Mode of Internal Waves Generated by Surface Wave Propagating over Two Muddy Sea Beds

Ray-Yeng Yang1 and Hwung Hweng Hwung2

1Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory, Research Center of Ocean Environment and Technology, Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan
2Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, Research Center of Ocean Environment and Technology, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan

Received 6 March 2012; Accepted 9 May 2012

Academic Editor: Sanith Wijesinghe

Copyright © 2012 Ray-Yeng Yang and Hwung Hweng Hwung. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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