Evolution Equations for Long,Nonlinear Internal Waves in Stratified Shear Flows

Evolution equations for long, nonlinear internal waves are derived when the basic stratified shear flow has a slow temporal and spatial variation as well as the usual dependence on the vertical coordinate. When the horizontal waveguide has a limited vertical extent the evolution equation is a variable coefficient Korteweg-deVries equation, while in the deep fluid case the evolution equation is a variable coefficient Benjamin-Davis-Ono equation. Explicit expressions are obtained for the coefficients of these equations.