Jim Moum's Publications

Seafloor pressure measurements of nonlinear internal waves, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 38, 481-491, 2008. (J.N. Moum and J.D. Nash) [pdf]

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

Dissipative losses in nonlinear internal waves propagating across the continental shelf, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37, 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, 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, 1215-1231, 2007. (J.M. Klymak and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

Oceanic isopycnal slope spectra: Part II:Turbulence, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37, 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, 2007. (G. Avicola, J.N. Moum, A. Perlin and M.D. Levine) [pdf]

Shallow Water '06 – A Joint Acoustic Propagation / Nonlinear Internal Wave Physics Experiment, Oceanography , 20(4), 156-167, 2007. (D.J. Tang, J.N. Moum, J. Lynch, P. Abbott, R. Chapman, P. Dahl, T. Duda, G. Gawarkieweicz, S. Glenn, J. Goff, H. Graber, J. Kemp, A. Maffei, J. Nash and A. Newhall). [pdf]

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

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]

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]

Microstructure estimates of turbulent salinity flux and the dissipation spectrum of salinity J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32, 2312-2330, 2002 (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]

Turbulent dissipation during a westerly wind burst: a comparison of large eddy simulation results and microstructure measurements. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 29, 1, 1-28, 1999 (E. Skyllingstad, W.D. Smyth, J.N. Moum and H. Wijesekera)

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]

Quantifying vertical fluxes from turbulence in the ocean, Oceanography , 10, 111-115, 1998 (J.N. Moum)

Dynamic instability of stratified shear flow in the upper equatorial Pacific, J. Geophys. Res ., 103, 10,323-10,338, 1998(C. Sun, W.D. Smyth and J.N. Moum)

Decay of turbulence in the upper ocean following sudden isolation from surface forcing, J. Phys. Oceanogr ., 27, 810-822, 1997 (W.D. Smyth, P.O. Zavialov and J.N. Moum) [pdf]

Turbulence decay and restratification in the equatorial ocean surface layer following nighttime convection, J. Phys. Oceanogr. , 27, 1120-1132, 1997 (D.R. Caldwell, R.C. Lien, J.N. Moum and M.C. Gregg)

Energy-containing scales of turbulence in the ocean thermocline. J. Geophys. Res ., 101, 14,095-14,109, 1996. (J.N. Moum)

Efficiency of mixing in the main thermocline. J. Geophys. Res ., 101, 12,057-12,069, 1996 (J.N. Moum)