Publications

126 publications

2021

Middleton, L., Fine, E. C., MacKinnon, J. A., Alford, M. H., & Taylor, J. R. (2021). Estimating dissipation rates associated with double diffusion. Geophysical Research Letters, 48(15), 13. doi: 10.1029/2021gl092779
Munoz-Royo, C., Peacock, T., Alford, M. H., Smith, J. A., Le Boyer, A., Kulkarni, C. S., ... Ju, S. (2021). Extent of impact of deep-sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading, turbulence and thresholds. Communications Earth & Environment, 2(1). doi: 10.1038/s43247-021-00213-8
Wang, D. Y., Adams, E. E., Munoz-Royo, C., Peacock, T., & Alford, M. H. (2021). Effect of crossflow on trapping depths of particle plumes: laboratory experiments and application to the PLUMEX field experiment. Environmental Fluid Mechanics. doi: 10.1007/s10652-021-09795-5
Sanford, T. B., Ma, B. B., & Alford, M. H. (2021). Stalling and dissipation of a near-inertial wave (NIW) in an anticyclonic ocean eddy: Direct determination of group velocity and comparison with theory. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 126(5). doi: 10.1029/2020jc016742
Zeiden, K. L., MacKinnon, J. A., Alford, M. H., Rudnick, D. L., Voet, G., & Wijesekera, H. (2021). Broadband submesoscale vorticity generated by flow around an island. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 51(4), 1301-1317. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-20-0161.1
MacKinnon, J. A., Simmons, H. L., Hargrove, J., Thomson, J., Peacock, T., Alford, M. H., ... Wood, K. R. (2021). A warm jet in a cold ocean. Nature Communications, 12(1), 2418. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22505-5
Marques, O. B., Alford, M. H., Pinkel, R., MacKinnon, J. A., Klymak, J. M., Nash, J. D., ... Braznikov, D. (2021). Internal tide structure and temporal variability on the reflective continental slope of southeastern Tasmania. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 51(2), 611-631. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-20-0044.1
Fine, E. C., Alford, M. H., MacKinnon, J. A., & Mickett, J. B. (2021). Microstructure mixing observations and finescale parameterizations in the Beaufort Sea. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 51(1), 19-35. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-19-0233.1
Hamann, M. M., Alford, M. H., Lucas, A. J., Waterhouse, A. F., & Voet, G. (2021). Turbulence driven by reflected internal tides in a supercritical submarine canyon. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 51(2), 591-609. doi: 10.1175/jpo-d-20-0123.1

2020

Alford, M. H. (2020). Global calculations of local and remote near-inertial-wave dissipation. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 50(11), 3157-3164. doi: 10.1175/Jpo-D-20-0106.1
Alford, M. H. (2020). Revisiting near-inertial wind work: Slab models, relative stress, and mixed layer deepening. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 50(11), 3141-3156. doi: 10.1175/Jpo-D-20-0105.1
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

2016

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
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
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

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
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
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
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., 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
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.
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.
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
Zhao, Z. X., Alford, M. H., & Girton, J. B. (2012). Mapping low-mode internal tides from multisatellite altimetry. Oceanography, 25(2), 42-51.
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
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
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
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

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
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.
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
Girton, J. B., Chinn, B. S., & Alford, M. H. (2011). Internal wave climates of the Philippine seas. Oceanography, 24(1), 100-111.
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
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
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

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 II: Group Velocity. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 37(7), 1849-1858. doi: 10.1175/JPO3086.1
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
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
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
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

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). Improved global maps and 54-year history of wind-work on ocean inertial motions. Geophysical Research Letters, 30(8), 1424. doi: 10.1029/2002GL016614
Alford, M. H. (2003). Redistribution of energy available for ocean mixing by long-range propagation of internal waves. Nature, 423(6936), 159-162.

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

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