115 publications
2020
- Slade, W. H., Peacock, T., & Alford, M. (2020). Monitoring deep-sea mining's effects new instrument to measure sediment properties in mining plumes. Sea Technology, 61(9), 13-16. doi: 10.1525/elementa.343.f3
- Le Boyer, A., Alford, M. H., Pinkel, R., Hennon, T. D., Yang, Y. J., Ko, D., & Nash, J. (2020). Frequency shift of near-inertial waves in the South China Sea. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 50(5), 1121-1135. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-19-0103.1
- Voet, G., Alford, M. H., MacKinnon, J. A., & Nash, J. D. (2020). Topographic form drag on tides and low-frequency flow: Observations of nonlinear lee waves over a tall submarine ridge near Palau. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 50(5), 1489-1507. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-19-0257.1
- Luecke, C. A., Arbic, B. K., Richman, J. G., Shriver, J. F., Alford, M. H., Ansong, J. K., ... Zamudio, L. (2020). Statistical comparisons of temperature variance and kinetic energy in global ocean models and observations: Results from mesoscale to internal wave frequencies. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 125(5). doi: 10.1029/2019jc015306
- Nelson, A. D., Arbic, B. K., Menemenlis, D., Peltier, W. R., Alford, M. H., Grisouard, N., & Klymak, J. M. (2020). Improved internal wave spectral continuum in a regional ocean model. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 125(5). doi: 10.1029/2019jc015974
- Couto, N., Alford, M. H., MacKinnon, J., & Mickett, J. B. (2020). Mixing rates and bottom drag in Bering Strait. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 50(3), 809-825. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-19-0154.1
2019
- Cusack, J. M., Voet, G., Alford, M. H., Girton, J. B., Carter, G. S., Pratt, L. J., ... Tan, S. W. (2019). Persistent turbulence in the Samoan Passage. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 49(12), 3179-3197. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-19-0116.1
- Andres, M., Siegelman, M., Hormann, V., Musgrave, R. C., Merrifield, S. T., Rudnick, D. L., ... Terrill, E. J. (2019). Eddies, topography, and the abyssal flow by the Kyushu-Palau Ridge near Velasco Reef. Oceanography, 32(4), 46-55. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2019.410
- Johnston, T. M. S., Schonau, M. C., Paluszkiewicz, T., MacKinnon, J. A., Arbic, B. K., Colin, P. L., ... Zeiden, K. L. (2019). Flow Encountering Abrupt Topography (Fleat): A multiscale observational and modeling program to understand how topography affects flows in the western North Pacific. Oceanography, 32(4), 10-21. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2019.407
- Girton, J. B., Mickett, J. B., Zhao, Z. X., Alford, M. H., Voet, G., Cusack, J. M., ... Klymak, J. M. (2019). Flow-topography interactions in the Samoan Passage. Oceanography, 32(4), 184-193. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2019.424
- Garwood, J. C., Lucas, A. J., Naughton, P., Alford, M. H., Roberts, P. L. D., Jaffe, J. S., ... Franks, P. J. S. (2019). A novel cross-shore transport mechanism revealed by subsurface, robotic larval mimics: Internal wave deformation of the background velocity field. Limnology and Oceanography. doi: 10.1002/lno.11400
- Rudnick, D. L., Zeiden, K. A., Ou, C. Y., Johnston, T. M. S., MacKinnon, J. A., Alford, M. H., & Voet, G. (2019). Understanding vorticity caused by flow passing an island. Oceanography, 32(4), 66-73. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2019.412
- Carter, G. S., Voet, G., Alford, M. H., Girton, J. B., Mickett, J. B., Klymak, J. M., ... Tan, S. W. (2019). A spatial geography of abyssal turbulent mixing in the Samoan Passage. Oceanography, 32(4), 194-203. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2019.425
- Siegelman, M., Merrifield, M. A., Firing, E., MacKinnon, J. A., Alford, M. H., Voet, G., ... Terrill, E. J. (2019). Observations of near-inertial surface currents at Palau. Oceanography, 32(4), 74-83. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2019.413
- Hennon, T. D., Alford, M. H., & Zhao, Z. X. (2019). Global assessment of semidiurnal internal tide aliasing in Argo profiles. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 49(10), 2523-2533. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-19-0121.1
- Schlosser, T. L., Jones, N. L., Bluteau, C. E., Alford, M. H., Ivey, G. N., & Lucas, A. J. (2019). Generation and propagation of near-inertial waves in a baroclinic current on the Tasmanian Shelf. Journal of Physical Oceanography. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-18-0208.1
- Roemmich, D., Alford, M. H., Claustre, H., Johnson, K., King, B., Moum, J., ... Yasuda, I. (2019). On the future of Argo: A global, full-depth, multi-disciplinary array. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6(439). doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00439
- Brizuela, N., Filonov, A., & Alford, M. H. (2019). Internal tsunami waves transport sediment released by underwater landslides. Scientific Reports, 9(10775). doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47080-0
- Alford, M. H., Simmons, H. L., Marques, O. B., & Girton, J. B. (2019). Internal tide attenuation in the North Pacific. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(14), 8205-8213. doi: 10.1029/2019gl082648
- MacKinnon, J. A., Alford, M. H., Voet, G., Zeiden, K., Johnston, T. S., Siegelman, M., ... Merrifield, M. (2019). Eddy wake generation from broadband currents near Palau. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. doi: 10.1029/2019jc014945
- Pratt, L. J., Voet, G., Pacini, A., Tan, S., Alford, M. H., Carter, G. S., ... Menemenlis, D. (2019). Pacific Abyssal Transport and Mixing: Through the Samoan Passage versus around the Manihiki Plateau. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 49(6), 1577-1592. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-18-0124.1
- Wagner, G. L., Flierl, G., Ferrari, R., Voet, G., Carter, G. S., Alford, M. H., & Girton, J. B. (2019). Squeeze dispersion and the effective diapycnal diffusivity of oceanic tracers. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(10), 5378-5386. doi: 10.1029/2019gl082458
2018
- Fine, E. C., MacKinnon, J. A., Alford, M. H., & Mickett, J. B. (2018). Microstructure Observations of Turbulent Heat Fluxes in a Warm-Core Canada Basin Eddy. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 48(10), 2397-2418. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-18-0028.1
- Waterhouse, A. F., Kelly, S. M., Zhao, Z., MacKinnon, J. A., Nash, J. D., Simmons, H., ... Pinkel, R. (2018). Observations of the Tasman Sea internal tide beam. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 48(6), 1283-1297. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-17-0116.1
- Ansong, J. K., Arbic, B. K., Simmons, H. L., Alford, M. H., Buijsman, M. C., Timko, P. G., ... Wallcraft, A. J. (2018). Geographical distribution of diurnal and semidiurnal parametric subharmonic instability in a global ocean circulation model. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 48(6), 1409-1431. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-17-0164.1
- Hamann, M. M., Alford, M. H., & Mickett, J. B. (2018). Generation and Propagation of Nonlinear Internal Waves in Sheared Currents Over the Washington Continental Shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 123(4), 2381-2400. doi: 10.1002/2017jc013388
- Zhao, Z. X., Alford, M. H., Simmons, H. L., Brazhnikov, D., & Pinkel, R. (2018). Satellite investigation of the M-2 Internal Tide in the Tasman Sea. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 48(3), 687-703. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-17-0047.1
- Thorpe, S. A., Malarkey, J., Voet, G., Alford, M. H., Girton, J. B., & Carter, G. S. (2018). Application of a model of internal hydraulic jumps. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 834, 125-148. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2017.646
2017
- Alford, M. H., Sloyan, B. M., & Simmons, H. L. (2017). Internal waves in the East Australian Current. Geophysical Research Letters, 44(24), 12280-12288. doi: 10.1002/2017gl075246
- Luecke, C. A., Arbic, B. K., Bassette, S. L., Richman, J. G., Shriver, J. F., Alford, M. H., ... Wallcraft, A. J. (2017). The global mesoscale eddy available potential energy field in models and observations. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 122(11), 9126-9143. doi: 10.1002/2017jc013136
- Alford, M. H., MacKinnon, J. A., Pinkel, R., & Klymak, J. M. (2017). Space-time scales of shear in the North Pacific. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 47(10), 2455-2478. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-17-0087.1
- Savage, A. C., Arbic, B. K., Alford, M. H., Ansong, J. K., Farrar, J. T., Menemenlis, D., ... Zamudio, L. (2017). Spectral decomposition of internal gravity wave sea surface height in global models. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 122(10), 7803-7821. doi: 10.1002/2017jc013009
- Alberty, M. S., Billheimer, S., Hamann, M. M., Ou, C. Y., Tamsitt, V., Lucas, A. J., & Alford, M. H. (2017). A reflecting, steepening, and breaking internal tide in a submarine canyon. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 122(8), 6872-6882. doi: 10.1002/2016jc012583
- Lucas, A. J., Pinkel, R., & Alford, M. (2017). Ocean wave energy for long endurance, broad bandwidth ocean monitoring. Oceanography, 30(2), 126-127. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2017.232
- MacKinnon, J. A., Alford, M. H., Ansong, J. K., Arbic, B. K., Barna, A., Briegleb, B. P., ... Zhao, Z. (2017). Climate process team on internal-wave driven ocean mixing. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. doi: 10.1175/bams-d-16-0030.1
- Ansong, J. K., Arbic, B. K., Alford, M. H., Buijsman, M. C., Shriver, J. F., Zhao, Z. X., ... Zamudio, L. (2017). Semidiurnal internal tide energy fluxes and their variability in a Global Ocean Model and moored observations. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 122(3), 1882-1900. doi: 10.1002/2016jc012184
- Savage, A. C., Arbic, B. K., Richman, J. G., Shriver, J. F., Alford, M. H., Buijsman, M. C., ... Zamudio, L. (2017). Frequency content of sea surface height variability from internal gravity waves to mesoscale eddies. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 122(3), 2519-2538. doi: 10.1002/2016jc012331
2016
- Klymak, J. M., Simmons, H. L., Braznikov, D., Kelly, S., MacKinnon, J. A., Alford, M. H., ... Nash, J. D. (2016). Reflection of linear internal tides from realistic topography: The Tasman continental slope. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 46(11), 3321-3337. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-16-0061.1
- Chinn, B. S., Girton, J. B., & Alford, M. H. (2016). The impact of observed variations in the shear-to-strain ratio of internal waves on inferred turbulent diffusivities. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 46(11), 3299-3320. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-15-0161.1
- Voet, G., Alford, M. H., Girton, J. B., Carter, G. S., Mickett, J. B., & Klymak, J. M. (2016). Warming and weakening of the abyssal flow through Samoan Passage. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 46(8), 2389-2401. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-16-0063.1
- MacKinnon, J. A., Nash, J. D., Alford, M. H., Lucas, A. J., Mickett, J. B., Shroyer, E. L., ... Wagner, G. L. (2016). A tale of two spicy seas. Oceanography, 29(2), 50-61. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2016.38
- Zhao, Z., Alford, M. H., Girton, J. B., Rainville, L., & Simmons, H. L. (2016). Global observations of open-ocean mode-1 M2 internal tides. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 46(6), 1657-1684. doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-15-0105.1
- Alford, M. H., MacKinnon, J. A., Simmons, H. L., & Nash, J. D. (2016). Near-inertial internal gravity waves in the ocean. Annual Review of Marine Science, Vol 8 (pp. 95-123). Palo Alto: Annual Reviews. doi: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010814-015746
2015
- Alford, M. H., McGinnis, T., & Howe, B. M. (2015). An inductive charging and real-time communications system for profiling moorings. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 32(12), 2243-2252. doi: 10.1175/jtech-d-15-0103.1
- Zhang, S., & Alford, M. H. (2015). Instabilities in nonlinear internal waves on the Washington continental shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 120(7), 5272-5283. doi: 10.1002/2014jc010638
- Pickering, A., Alford, M., Nash, J., Rainville, L., Buijsman, M., Ko, D. S., & Lim, B. (2015). Structure and variability of internal tides in Luzon Strait. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 45(6), 1574-1594. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-14-0250.1
- Alford, M. H., Peacock, T., MacKinnon, J. A., Nash, J. D., Buijsman, M. C., Centuroni, L. R., ... Tang, T. Y. (2015). The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea. Nature, 521(7550), 65-U381. doi: 10.1038/nature14399
- Klymak, J. M., Crawford, W., Alford, M. H., MacKinnon, J. A., & Pinkel, R. (2015). Along-isopycnal variability of spice in the North Pacific. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 120(3), 2287-2307. doi: 10.1002/2013jc009421
- Voet, G., Girton, J. B., Alford, M. H., Carter, G. S., Klymak, J. M., & Mickett, J. B. (2015). Pathways, volume transport, and mixing of abyssal water in the samoan Passage. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 45(2), 562-588. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-14-0096.1
- Zhang, S., Alford, M. H., & Mickett, J. B. (2015). Characteristics, generation and mass transport of nonlinear internal waves on the Washington continental shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 120(2), 741-758. doi: 10.1002/2014jc010393
2014
- Hennon, T. D., Riser, S. C., & Alford, M. H. (2014). Observations of internal gravity waves by Argo floats. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44(9), 2370-2386. doi: 10.1175/Jpo-D-13-0222.1
- Waterhouse, A. F., MacKinnon, J. A., Nash, J. D., Alford, M. H., Kunze, E., Simmons, H. L., ... Lee, C. M. (2014). Global patterns of diapycnal mixing from measurements of the turbulent dissipation rate. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44(7), 1854-1872. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-13-0104.1
- Hall, R. A., Alford, M. H., Carter, G. S., Gregg, M. C., Lien, R. C., Wain, D. J., & Zhao, Z. X. (2014). Transition from partly standing to progressive internal tides in Monterey Submarine Canyon. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 104, 164-173. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.05.039
- Buijsman, M. C., Klymak, J. M., Legg, S., Alford, M. H., Farmer, D., MacKinnon, J. A., ... Simmons, H. (2014). Three-dimensional double-ridge internal tide resonance in Luzon Strait. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44(3), 850-869. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-13-024.1
- Alford, M. H., Klymak, J. M., & Carter, G. S. (2014). Breaking internal lee waves at Kaena Ridge, Hawaii. Geophysical Research Letters, 41(3), 906-912. doi: 10.1002/2013GL059070
- Alford, M. H., & MacCready, P. (2014). Flow and mixing in Juan de Fuca Canyon, Washington. Geophysical Research Letters, 41(5), 1608-1615. doi: 10.1002/2013GL058967
2013
- Wain, D. J., Gregg, M. C., Alford, M. H., Lien, R. C., Hall, R. A., & Carter, G. S. (2013). Propagation and dissipation of the internal tide in upper Monterey Canyon. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 118(10), 4855-4877. doi: 10.1002/jgrc.20368
- Hosegood, P. J., Gregg, M. C., & Alford, M. H. (2013). Wind-driven submesoscale subduction at the north Pacific subtropical front. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 118(10), 5333-5352. doi: 10.1002/jgrc.20385
- Johnston, T. M. S., Rudnick, D. L., Alford, M. H., Pickering, A., & Simmons, H. L. (2013). Internal tidal energy fluxes in the South China Sea from density and velocity measurements by gliders. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 118(8), 3939-3949.
- Alford, M. H., Girton, J. B., Voet, G., Carter, G. S., Mickett, J. B., & Klymak, J. M. (2013). Turbulent mixing and hydraulic control of abyssal water in the Samoan Passage. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(17), 4668-4674. doi: 10.1002/grl.50684
- Alford, M. H., Shcherbina, A. Y., & Gregg, M. C. (2013). Observations of near-inertial internal gravity waves radiating from a frontal jet. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 43(6), 1225-1239. doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-0146.1
- MacKinnon, J. A., Alford, M. H., Pinkel, R., Klymak, J., & Zhao, Z. (2013). The latitudinal dependence of shear and mixing in the Pacific transiting the critical latitude for PSI. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 43(1), 3-16. doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-11-0107.1
- MacKinnon, J. A., Alford, M. H., Sun, O., Pinkel, R., Zhao, Z., & Klymak, J. (2013). Parametric subharmonic instability of the internal tide at 29°N. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 43(1), 17-28. doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-11-0108.1
- Jochum, M., Briegleb, B. P., Danabasoglu, G., Large, W. G., Norton, N. J., Jayne, S. R., ... Bryan, F. O. (2013). The impact of oceanic near-inertial waves on climate. Journal of Climate, 26(9), 2833-2844. doi: 10.1175/jcli-d-12-00181.1
2012
- Zhao, Z., Alford, M. H., Lien, R., Gregg, M. C., & Carter, G. S. (2012). Internal tides and mixing in a submarine canyon with time-varying stratification. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 42(12), 2121-2142. doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-045.1
- Kelly, S. M., Nash, J. D., Martini, K. I., Alford, M. H., & Kunze, E. (2012). The cascade of tidal energy from low to high modes on a continental slope. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 42(7), 1217-1232. doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-11-0231.1
- Zhao, Z. X., Alford, M. H., & Girton, J. B. (2012). Mapping low-mode internal tides from multisatellite altimetry. Oceanography, 25(2), 42-51.
- Pickering, A., & Alford, M. H. (2012). Velocity structure of internal tide beams emanating from Kaena Ridge, Hawaii. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 42(6), 1039-1044. doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-018.1
- Klymak, J. M., Legg, S., Alford, M. H., Buijsman, M., Pinkel, R., & Nash, J. D. (2012). The direct breaking of internal waves at steep topography. Oceanography, 25(2), 150-159.
- Simmons, H. L., & Alford, M. H. (2012). Simulating the long-range swell of internal waves generated by ocean storms. Oceanography, 25(2), 30-41.
- Alford, M. H., Mickett, J. B., Zhang, S., MacCready, P., Zhao, Z. X., & Newton, J. (2012). Internal waves on the Washington Continental Shelf. Oceanography, 25(2), 66-79.
- Martini, K. I., Alford, M. H., Kunze, E., Kelly, S. M., & Nash, J. D. (2012). Internal bores and breaking internal tides on the Oregon continental slope. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 43(1), 120-139. doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-030.1
- Chinn, B. S., Girton, J. B., & Alford, M. H. (2012). Observations of internal waves and parametric subharmonic instability in the Philippines archipelago. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 117(C5), C05019. doi: 10.1029/2011JC007392
- Alford, M. H., Gregg, M. C., Zervakis, V., & Kontoyiannis, H. (2012). Internal wave measurements on the Cycladic Plateau of the Aegean Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 117(C1), C01015. doi: 10.1029/2011JC007488
- Gregg, M. C., Alford, M. H., Kontoyiannis, H., Zervakis, V., & Winkel, D. (2012). Mixing over the steep side of the Cycladic Plateau in the Aegean Sea. Journal of Marine Systems, 89(1), 30-47. doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.07.009
2011
- Farmer, D. M., Alford, M. H., Lien, R. C., Yang, Y. J., Chang, M. H., & Li, Q. (2011). From Luzon Strait to Dongsha Plateau: Stages in the life of an internal wave. Oceanography, 24(4), 64-77.
- Zhao, Z. X., Alford, M. H., Girton, J., Johnston, T. M. S., & Carter, G. (2011). Internal tides around the Hawaiian Ridge estimated from multisatellite altimetry. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 116(C12039). doi: 10.1029/2011jc007045
- Alford, M. H., MacKinnon, J. A., Nash, J. D., Simmons, H., Pickering, A., Klymak, J. M., ... Lu, C. W. (2011). Energy flux and dissipation in Luzon Strait: Two tales of two ridges. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 41(11), 2211-2222. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-11-073.1
- Martini, K. I., Alford, M. H., Kunze, E., Kelly, S. M., & Nash, J. D. (2011). Observations of internal tides on the Oregon continental slope. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 41(9), 1772-1794. doi: 10.1175/2011JPO4581.1
- Alford, M. H., Cronin, M. F., & Klymak, J. M. (2011). Annual cycle and depth penetration of wind-generated near-inertial internal waves at Ocean Station Papa in the Northeast Pacific. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 42(6), 889-909. doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-11-092.1
- Klymak, J. M., Alford, M. H., Pinkel, R., Lien, R. C., Yang, Y. J., & Tang, T. Y. (2011). The breaking and scattering of the internal tide on a continental slope. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 41(5), 926-945. doi: 10.1175/2010jpo4500.1
- Pullen, J. D., Gordon, A. L., Sprintall, J., Lee, C. M., Alford, M. H., Doyle, J. D., & May, P. W. (2011). Atmospheric and oceanic processes in the vicinity of an island strait. Oceanography, 24(1), 112-121. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2011.08
- Girton, J. B., Chinn, B. S., & Alford, M. H. (2011). Internal wave climates of the Philippine seas. Oceanography, 24(1), 100-111.
- Newton, J., Alford, M., Mickett, J., Payne, J., & Stahr, F. (2011). The Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems and opportunities for acoustical applications. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 129(4), 2371-2371. doi: 10.1121/1.3587676
- Gregg, M. C., Hall, R. A., Carter, G. S., Alford, M. H., Lien, R. C., Winkel, D. P., & Wain, D. J. (2011). Flow and mixing in Ascension, a steep, narrow canyon. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 116(C7), C07016. doi: 10.1029/2010JC006610
2010
- Alford, M. H. (2010). Sustained, full-water-column observations of internal waves and mixing near Mendocino Escarpment. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 40(12), 2643-2660. doi: 10.1175/2010JPO4502.1
- Shcherbina, A. Y., Gregg, M. C., Alford, M. H., & Harcourt, R. R. (2010). Three-dimensional structure and temporal evolution of submesoscale thermohaline intrusions in the North Pacific Subtropical Frontal Zone. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 40(8), 1669-1689. doi: 10.1175/2010JPO4373.1
- Alford, M. H., Lien, R., Simmons, H., Klymak, J., Ramp, S., Yang, Y. J., ... Chang, M. (2010). Speed and evolution of nonlinear internal waves transiting the South China Sea. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 40(6), 1338-1355. doi: 10.1175/2010JPO4388.1
- Zhao, Z. X., Alford, M. H., MacKinnon, J. A., & Pinkel, R. (2010). Long-range propagation of the semidiurnal internal tide from the Hawaiian Ridge. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 40(4), 713-736. doi: 10.1175/2009jpo4207.1
- Mickett, J. B., Serra, Y. L., Cronin, M. F., & Alford, M. H. (2010). Resonant forcing of mixed layer inertial motions by atmospheric easterly waves in the Northeast Tropical Pacific*. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 40(2), 401-416. doi: 10.1175/2009JPO4276.1
2009
- Shcherbina, A. Y., Gregg, M. C., Alford, M. H., & Harcourt, R. R. (2009). Characterizing thermohaline intrusions in the North Pacific Subtropical Frontal Zone. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39(11), 2735-2756. doi: 10.1175/2009JPO4190.1
- Zhao, Z., & Alford, M. H. (2009). New altimetric estimates of mode-1 m2 internal tides in the central North Pacific Ocean. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39(7), 1669-1684. doi: 10.1175/2009JPO3922.1
2008
- Hosegood, P. J., Gregg, M. C., & Alford, M. H. (2008). Restratification of the surface mixed layer with submesoscale lateral density gradients: Diagnosing the importance of the horizontal dimension. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 38(11), 2438-2460. doi: 10.1175/2008JPO3843.1
- Alford, M. H. (2008). Observations of parametric subharmonic instability of the diurnal internal tide in the South China Sea. Geophysical Research Letters, 35(15), L15602. doi: 10.1029/2008GL034720
2007
- Alford, M. H., MacKinnon, J. A., Zhao, Z. X., Pinkel, R., Klymak, J., & Peacock, T. (2007). Internal waves across the Pacific. Geophysical Research Letters, 34(24). doi: 10.1029/2007gl031566
- Alford, M. H., & Whitmont, M. (2007). Seasonal and spatial variability of near-inertial kinetic energy from historical moored velocity records. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37(8), 2022-2037. doi: 10.1175/JPO3106.1
- Alford, M. H., & Zhao, Z. (2007). Global patterns of low-mode internal-wave propagation. Part I: Energy and energy flux. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37(7), 1829-1848. doi: 10.1175/JPO3085.1
- Alford, M. H., & Zhao, Z. (2007). Global patterns of low-mode internal-wave propagation. Part II: Group Velocity. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37(7), 1849-1858. doi: 10.1175/JPO3086.1
- Martini, K. I., Alford, M. H., Nash, J. D., Kunze, E., & Merrifield, M. A. (2007). Diagnosing a partly standing internal wave in Mamala Bay, Oahu. Geophysical Research Letters, 34(17), L17604. doi: 10.1029/2007GL029749
- Nash, J. D., Alford, M. H., Kunze, E., Martini, K., & Kelly, S. (2007). Hotspots of deep ocean mixing on the Oregon continental slope. Geophysical Research Letters, 34(1), L01605. doi: 10.1029/2006GL028170
2006
- Alford, M. H., Gregg, M. C., & Merrifield, M. A. (2006). Structure, propagation, and mixing of energetic baroclinic tides in Mamala Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 36(6), 997-1018. doi: 10.1175/JPO2877.1
- Alford, M. H., Gerdt, D. W., & Adkins, C. M. (2006). An ocean refractometer: Resolving millimeter-scale turbulent density fluctuations via the refractive index. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 23(1), 121-137. doi: 10.1175/JTECH1830.1
- Zhao, Z., & Alford, M. H. (2006). Source and propagation of internal solitary waves in the northeastern South China Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 111(C11), C11012. doi: 10.1029/2006JC003644
- Hosegood, P., Gregg, M. C., & Alford, M. H. (2006). Sub-mesoscale lateral density structure in the oceanic surface mixed layer. Geophysical Research Letters, 33(22), L22604. doi: 10.1029/2006GL026797
2005
- Nash, J. D., Alford, M. H., & Kunze, E. (2005). Estimating internal wave energy fluxes in the ocean. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 22(10), 1551-1570. doi: 10.1175/JTECH1784.1
- Alford, M. H., Gregg, M. C., & D’Asaro, E. A. (2005). Mixing, 3D mapping, and Lagrangian evolution of a thermohaline intrusion. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35(9), 1689-1711. doi: 10.1175/JPO2780.1
2004
- Eich, M. L., Merrifield, M. A., & Alford, M. H. (2004). Structure and variability of semidiurnal internal tides in Mamala Bay, Hawaii. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 109(C5), C05010. doi: 10.1029/2003JC002049
2003
- Alford, M. H. (2003). Redistribution of energy available for ocean mixing by long-range propagation of internal waves. Nature, 423(6936), 159-162.
- Alford, M. H. (2003). Improved global maps and 54-year history of wind-work on ocean inertial motions. Geophysical Research Letters, 30(8), 1424. doi: 10.1029/2002GL016614
2001
- Alford, M. H. (2001). Fine-structure contamination: Observations and a model of a simple two-wave case. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 31(9), 2645-2649. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<2645:FSCOAA>2.0.CO;2
- Alford, M. H. (2001). Internal swell generation: The spatial distribution of energy flux from the wind to mixed layer near-inertial motions. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 31(8), 2359-2368. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<2359:ISGTSD>2.0.CO;2
- Alford, M. H., & Gregg, M. C. (2001). Near-inertial mixing: Modulation of shear, strain and microstructure at low latitude. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 106(C8), 16947-16968. doi: 10.1029/2000JC000370
2000
- Alford, M. H., & Pinkel, R. (2000). Observations of overturning in the thermocline: The context of ocean mixing. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 30(5), 805-832. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0805:oooitt>2.0.co;2
- Alford, M., & Pinkel, R. (2000). Patterns of turbulent and double-diffusive phenomena: Observations from a rapid-profiling microconductivity probe. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 30(5), 833-854. doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0833:potadd>2.0.co;2
1999
- Alford, M. H., Gregg, M. C., & Ilyas, M. (1999). Diapycnal mixing in the Banda Sea: Results of the first microstructure measurements in the Indonesian Throughflow. Geophysical Research Letters, 26(17), 2741-2744. doi: 10.1029/1999gl002337