{A ELSEVIER Wave Motion 23 (1996) 409-410 Contents of Volume 23 Vol. 23, No. 1 W. Kohler, G. Papanicolau and B. White Localization and mode conversion for elastic waves in randomly layered media I S.R. Pudjaprasetya and E. van Groesen Unidirectional waves over slowly varying bottom. Part II. Quasi-homogeneous approximation of distorting waves S. Shan-Pu Shen Energy distribution for waves in transcritical flows over a bump A. Salupere, G.A. Maugin, J. Engelbrecht andJ . Kalda On the KdV soliton formation and discrete spectral analysis D. Li and H. Benaroya Vibration localization in multi-coupled and multi-dimensional near-periodic structures V. Vavrycuk and K. Yomogida SH-wave Green tensor for homogeneous transversely isotropic media by higher-order approximations in asymptotic ray theory . . Vol. 23, No. 2 R. Porter and D.V. Evans Wave scattering by periodic arrays of breakwaters A.T. de Hoop The initial-value problems in acoustics, elastodynamics and electromagnetics K.F.I. Haak and B.J. Kooij Transient acoustic diffraction in a fluid layer P. Hillion Wave theory of diffraction W. Kohler, G. Papanicolau and B. White Localization and mode conversion for elastic waves in randomly layered media II A.G. Maksimov, N.F. Pedersen, P.L. Christiansen, Ja.I. Molkov and V.I. Nekorkin On kink-dynamics of the perturbed sine-Gordon equation Vol. 23, No. 3 A. Michaeli Asymptotic analysis of the field on the exterior surface of an open semi-infinite thin circular pipe B.Z. Steinberg and J.J. McCoy A class of one-dimensional stiffness microstructures resulting in identical macroscale response A. Karlsson and K. Kreider Transient electromagnetic wave propagation in transverse periodic media M. Okamura Long time evolution of standing gravity waves in deep water 410 Contents of Volume 23 Vol. 23, No. 4 J. Fridén Inverse scattering for the homogeneous dispersive anisotropic slab using transient electromagnetic fields T.R. Marchant The evolution and interaction of Marangoni—Bénard solitary waves S.J. Majumdar and N. Peake Three-dimensional effects in cascade—gust interaction A. Ghoshal, M.L. Accorsi and M.S. Bennett Wave propagation in circular cylindrical shells with periodic axial curvature S. Zhu and Y. Zhang Scattering of long waves around a circular island mounted on a conical shoal A.N. Darinskii and G.A. Maugin The elastic wave resonance reflection from a thin solid layer in a crystal J. Miles On forced capillary-gravity waves in a circular cylinder N.H. Scott Energy and dissipation of inhomogeneous plane waves in thermoelasticity