
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Vines, RG 
T1  - The Damping of Water Waves by Surface Films
JF  - Australian Journal of Physics
JO  - Aust. J.  Phys.
Y1  - 1960
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
SP  - 43
EP  - 51
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/PH600043 
N2  - Measurements have been made of the stilling of small water ripples by surface :films of cetyl alcohol. The damping is considerable and is somewhat in excess of that predicted by existing theories. Imperfections in the ripples induce a directed surface drift (surface mass transport), and it is possible that this is indirectly responsible for the extra damping. Under natural conditions surface films not only impede the formation of small waves but they are also very effective in damping them out. 
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