Open AccessSpectral properties of the Peregrine soliton observed in a water wave tank
Author(s) -
Chabchoub A.,
Neumann S.,
Hoffmann N. P.,
Akhmediev N.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: oceans
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/2011jc007671
Subject(s) - rogue wave , soliton , elevation (ballistics) , physics , deep water , spectral line , geology , oceanography , quantum mechanics , astronomy , nonlinear system
The Peregrine soliton, which is commonly considered to be a prototype of a rogue wave in deep water, is observed and measured in a wave tank. Using the measured data of water elevation, we calculated the spectra of the Peregrine soliton and confirmed that they have triangular shapes, in accordance with the theory.