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Sea surface cooling at the Equator by subsurface mixing in tropical instability waves, Nature Geoscience, 2, 761-765, 2009. (J. N. Moum, R.-C. Lien, A. Perlin, J. D. Nash, M. C. Gregg and P. J.Wiles) [pdf]

A new look at Richardson number mixing schemes for equatorial ocean modeling. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 39, 2652-2664, 2009 (E.D. Zaron and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

Measurements of acoustic scattering from zooplankton and oceanic microstructure using a broadband echosounder, ICES Journal of Marine Science, doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp242, 2009. (Andone C. Lavery, Dezhang Chu, and James N. Moum) [pdf]

The structure and composition of a highly-stratified, tidally-pulsed river plume. J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2008JC005036, in press, 2009 (J. D. Nash, L. Kilcher, and J. N. Moum) [pdf]

Observations of polarity reversal in shoaling nonlinear internal waves, J. Phys. Oceanogr., in press, 2009 (E.L. Shroyer, J.N. Moum, and J.D. Nash) [pdf]

Mixing measurements on an equatorial ocean mooring, J. Atmos. and Oceanic Tech., 26, 317-336, 2009 (J.N. Moum and J.D. Nash) [pdf]

Do observations adequately resolve the natural variability of oceanic turbulence? J. Mar. Sys. , doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.10.1013, 2009 (J.N. Moum and T.P. Rippeth) [pdf]

Small-scale processes in the coastal ocean, Oceanography , 21(4), 22-33, 2008 (J.N. Moum, J.D. Nash and J.M. Klymak) [pdf]

Seafloor pressure measurements of nonlinear internal waves, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 38(2), 481-491, doi:10.1175/2007JPO3736.1, 2008 (J.N. Moum and J.D. Nash) [pdf]

Shallow Water 2006: a joint acoustic propagation/nonlinear internal wave physics experiment, Oceanography, 20(4), 156-167, 2007(D.J. Tang, J.N. Moum, J.F. Lynch, P. Abbot, R. Chapman, P. Dahl, T. Duda, G. Gawarkiewicz, S. Glenn, J.A. Goff, H. Graber, J. Kemp, A. Maffei, J. Nash and A. Newhall) [pdf]

Dissipative losses in nonlinear internal waves propagating across the continental shelf, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37(7), 1989-1995, 2007 (J.N. Moum, D.M. Farmer, E.L. Shroyer, W.D. Smyth and L. Armi) [pdf]

Energy transport by nonlinear internal waves, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37(7), 1968-1988, 2007 (J.N. Moum, J.M. Klymak, J.D. Nash, A. Perlin and W.D. Smyth) [pdf]

Oceanic isopycnal slope spectra: Part I: Internal waves, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37(5), 1215-1231, 2007 (J.M. Klymak and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

Oceanic isopycnal slope spectra: Part II: Turbulence, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37(5), 1232-1245, 2007 (J.M. Klymak and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

Enhanced turbulence due to the superposition of internal gravity wave shear on the coastal upwelling jet, J. Geophys. Res., 112, C06024, doi:10.1029/2006JC003831, 2007 (G. Avicola, J.N. Moum, A. Perlin and M.D. Levine) [pdf]

Organization of stratification, turbulence and veering in bottom Ekman layers. J. Geophys. Res., 112, C05S90, doi:10.1029/2004JC002641, 2007 (A. Perlin, J. N. Moum, J.M. Klymak, M.D. Levine, T. Boyd and M. Kosro) [pdf]

Hotspots of deep ocean mixing on the Oregon continental slope, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L01605, doi:10.1029/2006GL028170, 2007 (Nash, J. D., M. H. Alford, E. Kunze, K. Martini, and S. Kelly) [pdf]

Structure of the baroclinic tide generated at Kaena Ridge, Hawaii, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 36(6), 1123-1135, 2006 (Nash, J.D., E. Kunze, C.M. Lee and T.B. Sanford) [pdf]

The pressure disturbance of a nonlinear internal wave train, J. Fluid Mech, 558, 153-177, 2006. (J.N. Moum and W.D. Smyth) [pdf]

An estimate of tidal energy lost to turbulence at the Hawaiian Ridge. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 36, 1148-1164, 2006. (Klymak, J.M., J.N. Moum, J.D. Nash, E. Kunze, J.B. Girton, G.S. Carter, C.M. Lee, T.B. Sanford, and M.C. Gregg) [pdf]

River plumes as a source of large-amplitude internal waves in the coastal ocean, Nature, 437, 400-403, 2005 doi:10.1038/nature03936 (J.D. Nash and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

Differential diffusion in breaking Kelvin-Helmholtz billows, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 35, 1004-1022, 2005. (W.D. Smyth, J.D. Nash and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

Estimating internal wave energy fluxes in the ocean, J. Atmos. and Oceanic Tech., 22(10), 1551-1570, 2005 (J.D. Nash, M.H. Alford and E. Kunze). [pdf]

Irreversible vertical nitrate fluxes due to turbulent mixing in a coastal upwelling system, J. Geophys. Res., 110, C10S11, doi:10.1029/2004JC002685, 2005 (B. Hales, J. Moum, P. Covert and A. Perlin) [pdf]

Response of the bottom boundary layer over a sloping shelf to variations in alongshore wind, J. Geophys. Res., 110, C10S09, doi:10.1029/2004JC002500, 2005 (A. Perlin, J. N. Moum and J.M. Klymak) [pdf]

A modified law-of-the-wall to describe velocity profiles in the bottom boundary layer, J. Geophys. Res., 110, C10S10, doi:10.1029/2004JC002310, 2005 (A. Perlin, J.N. Moum, J.M. Klymak, M.D. Levine, T. Boyd and P.M. Kosro) [pdf]

Internal tide reflection and turbulent mixing on the continental slope, J. Phys. Oceanogr. 34(5), 1117-1134, 2004 (J.D. Nash, E. Kunze, J. M. Toole and R. W. Schmitt) [pdf]

An examination of the radiative and dissipative properties of deep ocean internal tides, Deep Sea Research II , 51 , 3029-3042, 2004 (St. Laurent, L. C. and J. D. Nash) [pdf]

Form drag and mixing due to tidal flow past a sharp point, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 34, 1297-1312, 2004 (K. A. Edwards, P. MacCready, J.N. Moum, G. Pawlak, J. M. Klymak and A. Perlin) [pdf]

Convectively-driven mixing in the bottom boundary layer, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 34, 2189-2202, 2004 (J.N. Moum, A. Perlin, J.M. Klymak, M.D. Levine, T. Boyd and P.M. Kosro) [pdf]

From tides to mixing along the Hawaiian Ridge, Science, 301, 355-357, 2003 (Experiment PIs including J.N. Moum) [pdf]

Structure and generation of turbulence at interfaces strained by internal solitary waves propagating shoreward over the continental shelf, J. Phys. Oceanogr ., 33, 2093-2112, 2003 (J.N. Moum, D.M. Farmer, W.D. Smyth, L. Armi and S. Vagle) [pdf]

Internal solitary waves of elevation advancing on a sloping shelf, Geophys. Res. Lett . 30, NO. 20, 2045, doi:10.1029/2003GL017706, 2003 (J. M. Klymak and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

Observations of boundary mixing over the continental slope, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32, 2113-2130, 2002 (J.N. Moum, D.R. Caldwell, J.D. Nash and G.D. Gunderson) [pdf]

Waves and instability in an asymmetrically stratified jet, Dyn. Atmos. Ocean, 35, 265-294, 2002 (W.D. Smyth and J.N. Moum)

Microstructure observations of turbulent salinity flux and the dissipation spectrum of salinity, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 2002, 32, 2312-2333 (J.D. Nash and J.N. Moum).  [pdf]

Shear instability and gravity wave saturation in an asymmetrically stratified jet, Dyn. Atmos. Ocean, 35, 265-294, 2002 (W.D. Smyth and J.N. Moum). [pdf]

Internal hydraulic flows on the continental shelf: high drag states over a small bank, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 4593-4611, 2001 (J.D. Nash and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

Upper ocean mixing, Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, vol. 6, Academic Press, 3093-3100, 2001 (J.N. Moum and W.D. Smyth) [pdf]

Three-dimensional turbulence. Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, vol. 6, Academic Press, 2947-2955, 2001 (W.D. Smyth and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

The efficiency of mixing in turbulent patches: inferences from direct simulations and microstructure observations, J. Phys. Oceanogr.,31, 1969-1992, 2001 (W.D. Smyth, J.N. Moum and D.R. Caldwell) [pdf]

Length scales of turbulence in stably stratified mixing layers, Phys. Fluids, 12, 1327-1342, 2000 (W.D. Smyth and J.N Moum). [pdf]

Anisotropy of turbulence in stably stratified mixing layers, Phys. Fluids, 12, 1343-1362, 2000 (W.D. Smyth and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

Topographically-induced drag and mixing at a small bank on the continental shelf, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30, 2049-2054, 2000 (J.N. Moum and J.D. Nash) [pdf]

Estimating salinity variance dissipation rate from microstructure conductivity measurements, J. Oceanic Atmos. Technol., 16, 263-274 , 1999 (J.D. Nash and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

A thermocouple probe for high speed temperature measurements in the ocean, J. Oceanic Atmos. Technol., 16, 1474-1482, 1999 (J.D. Nash, D.R. Caldwell, M.J. Zelman and J.N. Moum) [pdf]