Browsing Faculty Research Publications (College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences) by Author "Alford, M. H."

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Diagnosing a partly standing internal wave in Mamala Bay, Oahu

Martini, K. I.; Alford, M. H.; Nash, Jonathan; Kunze, E.; Merrifield, M. A. (American Geophysical Union, 2007-09-07)

An internal partly standing wave in Mamala Bay, Hawaii is studied using new observations and the Princeton Ocean Model (POM). Previous work suggested a convergence in the bay of east- and westbound waves emanating fro ...
Hotspots of deep ocean mixing on the Oregon continental slope

Nash, Jonathan; Alford, M. H.; Kunze, E.; Martini, K.; Kelly, S. (American Geophysical Union, 2007-01-09)

Two deep ocean hotspots of turbulent mixing were found over the Oregon continental slope. Thorpe-scale analyses indicate time-averaged turbulent energy dissipation rates of ε > 10⁻⁷ W/kg and eddy diffusivities of Kp ~ ...