Chabchoub, AminAminChabchoubKimmoun, OlivierOlivierKimmounBranger, HubertHubertBrangerKharif, ChristianChristianKharifHoffmann, NorbertNorbertHoffmannOnorato, MiguelMiguelOnoratoAkhmediev, Nail N.Nail N.Akhmediev2021-06-302021-06-302014-01-10Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 89 (1): 011002 - (2014-01-10)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/9831The dynamics of surface gravity water waves can be described by the self-defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Recent observations of black solitons on the surface of water confirmed its validity for finite, below critical depth. The black soliton is a limiting case of a family of gray soliton solutions with finite amplitude depressions. Here, we report observations of gray solitons in water waves, thus, complementing our previous observations of black solitons. © 2014 American Physical Society.en2470-005320141American Physical SocietyPhysikJournal Article10.1103/PhysRevE.89.011002Journal Article