Welcome

Welcome! This is the webpage for the Royal Society of Edinburgh-funded project ‘Russel’s solitary wave in the 21st century’. The aim of the project is to investigate solitary waves, first documented by John Scott Russel in the 1800s. The project is carried out by Dr Momchil Terziev ^{1 2} and is based on computational research and citizen science. The former involves virtual recreation of the physics governing solitary wave generation by a boat, while the second part is centred around documenting the existence of solitary waves on Scotland’s canals.

To document waves, I have set up a submission system where you can include any photos or videos you have of solitary waves on Scotland’s canals.

Additionally, I will include my open notebook in the Notebook section of this webpage.

This webpage is a work in progress. Having set up the main elements I will need to get the project off the ground, I will gradually include more information here and in the other sections of this webpage.

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Funding

This project is funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and carried out by Dr Momchil Terziev who is based at the University of Strathclyde. You can find more information about the funding at the funder’s webpage.