Professor John Simpson
Emeritus Professor

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Emeritus Professor
Room: Nautilus 324 Westbury Mount
Phone: 01248 382844
E-mail: oss035@bangor.ac.uk
- 1991
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TIDAL FRICTION IN A SEA WITH 2 EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL TIDAL CONSTITUENTS
Bowers, D., Rippeth, T. & Simpson, J., 1 Feb 1991, In: Continental Shelf Research. 11, 2, p. 203-209Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A PRESCRIPTIVE MODEL OF STRATIFICATION INDUCED BY FRESH-WATER RUNOFF
Simpson, J., Sharples, J. & Rippeth, T., 1 Jul 1991, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 33, 1, p. 23-35Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1993
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PERIODIC STRATIFICATION IN THE RHINE ROFI IN THE NORTH-SEA
Simpson, J., Bos, P., Schirmer, F., Souza, A., Rippeth, T., Jones, S. & Hydes, D., 1993, In: Oceanologica Acta. 16, 1, p. 23-32Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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THE CLYDE SEA - A MODEL OF THE SEASONAL CYCLE OF STRATIFICATION AND MIXING
Simpson, J. & Rippeth, T., 1 Aug 1993, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 37, 129-144, p. 129-144Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1995
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Physical controls on phytoplankton and nutrient cycles in the Clyde Sea, a fjordic system on the west coast of Scotland
Jones, K., Grantham, B., Ezzi, I., Rippeth, T. & Simpson, J., 1995, Mare Nor Symposium on the Ecology of Fjords and Coastal Waters. p. 93-104Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The seasonal cycle of stratification in a Scottish fjord
Rippeth, T., Midgley, R. & Simpson, J., 1995, Mare Nor Symposium on the Ecology of Fjords and Coastal Waters. p. 85-92Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- 1996
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The frequency and duration of episodes of complete vertical mixing in the Clyde Sea
Rippeth, T. & Simpson, J., 1 Jun 1996, In: Continental Shelf Research. 16, 7, p. 933-947Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The vertical structure of turbulent dissipation in shelf seas
Simpson, J., Crawford, B., Rippeth, T., Campbell, A. & Cheok, J., 1 Aug 1996, In: Journal of Physical Oceanography. 26, 8, p. 1579-1590Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1998
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Diurnal signals in vertical motions on the Hebridean Shelf
Rippeth, T. & Simpson, J., 1 Nov 1998, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 43, 7, p. 1690-1696Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Non-conservative nutrient fluxes from budgets for the Irish Sea
Simpson, J. & Rippeth, T., 1 Dec 1998, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 47, 6, p. 707-714Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1999
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Density and flow structure in the Clyde Sea front
Rippeth, T., Kasai, A. & Simpson, J., 1 Nov 1999, In: Continental Shelf Research. 19, 4, p. 1833-1848Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2000
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The phase lag of turbulent dissipation in tidal flow.
Simpson, J. H., Rippeth, T. P., Campbell, A. R. & Yanagi, T. (Editor), 1 Jan 2000, Interactions between Estuaries: Coastal Seas and Shelf Seas. 2000 ed. Terra Scientific Publishing, p. 57-67Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Effect of the Earth's rotation on the circulation in regions of freshwater influence.
Kasai, A., Hill, A. E., Fujiwara, T. & Simpson, J. H., 15 Jul 2000, In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 105, C7, p. 16961-16969Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2001
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Phytoplankton survival in the thermocline.
Sharples, J., Moore, C. M., Rippeth, T. P., Holligan, P. M., Hydes, D. J., Fisher, N. R. & Simpson, J. H., 1 Jan 2001, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 46, 3, p. 486-496Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The salt fluxes in a tidally-energetic estuary.
Simpson, J. H., Vennell, R. & Souza, A. J., 1 Jan 2001, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 52, 1, p. 131-142Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Flow structure and seasonality in the Hebridean slope current.
Souza, A. J., Simpson, J. H., Harikrishnan, M. & Malarkey, J., 1 Feb 2001, In: Oceanologica Acta. 24, Supplement 1, p. S63-S76Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phytoplankton distribution and survival in the thermocline.
Sharples, J., Moore, C. M., Rippeth, T. P., Holligan, P. M., Hydes, D. J., Fisher, N. R. & Simpson, J. H., 1 May 2001, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 46, 3, p. 486-496Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The cycle of turbulent dissipation in the presence of tidal straining.
Rippeth, T. P., Fisher, N. R. & Simpson, J. H., 1 Aug 2001, In: Journal of Physical Oceanography. 31, 8, p. 2458-2471Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seasonal cycle of vertical structure and deep water renewal in the Clyde Sea.
Midgley, R. P., Simpson, J. H., Hyder, P. & Rippeth, T., 1 Dec 2001, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 53, 6, p. 813-823Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2002
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Current oscillations in the diurnal-inertial band on the Catalonian shelf in spring.
Rippeth, T. P., Simpson, J. H., Player, R. J. & Garcia, M., 1 Jan 2002, In: Continental Shelf Research. 22, 2, p. 247-265Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Forced oscillations near the critical latitude for diurnal-inertial resonance.
Simpson, J. H., Hyder, P., Rippeth, T. P. & Lucas, I. M., 1 Jan 2002, In: Journal of Physical Oceanography. 32, 1, p. 177-187Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The narrow shelf concept: couplings and fluxes.
Sanchez-Arcilla, A. & Simpson, J. H., 1 Jan 2002, In: Continental Shelf Research. 22, 2, p. 153-172Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sea-breeze forced diurnal surface currents in the Thermaikos Gulf, north-west Aegean.
Hyder, P., Simpson, J. H. & Christopoulos, S., 1 Mar 2002, In: Continental Shelf Research. 22, 4, p. 585-601Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reynolds stress and turbulent energy production in a tidal channel.
Rippeth, T., Williams, E. & Simpson, J. H., 1 Apr 2002, In: Journal of Physical Oceanography. 32, 4, p. 1242-1251Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microstructure of turbulence in the northern North Sea: a comparative study of observations and model simulations.
Burchard, H., Bolding, K., Rippeth, T. P., Stips, A., Simpson, J. H. & Sundermann, J., 1 Jun 2002, In: Journal of Sea Research. 47, 3-4, p. 223-238Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Circulation and cold dome in a gulf-type ROFI.
Kasai, A., Fujiwara, T., Simpson, J. H. & Kakehi, S., 1 Jul 2002, In: Continental Shelf Research. 22, 11-13, p. 1579-1590Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The semi-diurnal cycle of dissipation in a ROFI: model-measurement comparisons.
Simpson, J., Burchard, H., Fisher, N. R. & Rippeth, T., 1 Jul 2002, In: Continental Shelf Research. 22, 11-13, p. 1615-1628Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The response of a strongly stratified fjord to energetic tidal forcing.
Allen, G. L. & Simpson, J. H., 1 Oct 2002, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 55, 4, p. 629-644Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The seasonal cycles of stratification and circulation in the Thermaikos Gulf Region Of Freshwater Influence (ROFI), north-west Aegean.
Hyder, P., Simpson, J. H., Christopoulos, S. & Krestenitis, Y., 1 Nov 2002, In: Continental Shelf Research. 22, 17, p. 2573-2597Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Turbulent dissipation in the Rhine ROFI forced by tidal flow and wind stress.
Fisher, N. R., Simpson, J. H. & Howarth, M. J., 1 Dec 2002, In: Journal of Sea Research. 48, 4, p. 249-258Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2003
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Measurement of the rates of production and dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy in an energetic tidal flow: Red Wharf Bay revisited.
Rippeth, T. P., Simpson, J. H., Williams, E. & Inall, M. E., 1 Sept 2003, In: Journal of Physical Oceanography. 33, 9, p. 1889-1901Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical controls on phytoplankton physiology and production at a shelf sea front: a fast repetition-rate fluorometer based field study.
Moore, C. M., Suggett, D., Holligan, P. M., Sharples, J., Abraham, E. R., Lucas, M. I., Rippeth, T. P., Fisher, N. R., Simpson, J. H. & Hydes, D. J., 12 Sept 2003, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 259, p. 29-45Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2004
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Uncertainties in estimates of Reynolds stress and TKE production rate using the ADCP variance method.
Williams, E. & Simpson, J. H., 1 Feb 2004, In: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 21, 2, p. 347-357Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial variability of diapycnal mixing and turbulent dissipation rates in a stagnant fjord basin.
Arneborg, L., Janzen, C., Liljebladh, B., Rippeth, T., Simpson, J. H. & Stigebrandt, A., 1 Jul 2004, In: Journal of Physical Oceanography. 34, 7, p. 1679-1691Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reynolds Stress and TKE production in an estuary with a tidal bore.
Simpson, J., Fisher, N. & Wiles, P. J., 1 Aug 2004, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 60, 4, p. 619-627Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2005
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A novel technique for measuring mixing using Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs)
Wiles, P., Simpson, J. & Rippeth, T. P., 1 Jan 2005, p. 9-13.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Acoustic Dopper Techniques
Simpson, J., Rippeth, T. P., Williams, E., Betteridge, K., Baumert, H. Z. (Editor) & Sundermann, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2005, Marine Turbulence: Theories: Observations and Models. 2005 ed. Cambridge University Press, p. 127-138Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Acoustic Dopper Techniques.
Simpson, J. H., Rippeth, T., Williams, E., Betteridge, K., Baumert, H. Z. (Editor) & Sundermann, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2005, Marine Turbulence: Theories: Observations and Models. 2005 ed. Cambridge University Press, p. 127-138Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Marine Turbulence: Theories, Observations and Models.
Baumert, H. Z. (Editor), Simpson, J. H. (Editor) & Sundermann, J. (Editor), 1 Jan 2005, 2005 ed. Cambridge University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The impact of tidal straining on the cycle of turbulence in a partially stratified estuary.
Simpson, J. H., Williams, E., Brasseur, L. H. & Brubaker, J. M., 1 Jan 2005, In: Continental Shelf Research. 25, 1, p. 51-64Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thermocline mixing in summer stratified continental shelf seas.
Rippeth, T., Palmer, M., Simpson, J. H., Fisher, N. & Sharples, J., 1 Mar 2005, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 32, 5, p. L05602Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical controls of food supply to benthic filter feeders in the Menai Strait, UK
Tweddle, J. F., Simpson, J. H. & Janzen, C. D., 30 Mar 2005, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 289, p. 79-88Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Across-sill circulation near a tidal mixing front in a broad fjord.
Janzen, C., Simpson, J. H., Inall, M. E. & Cottier, F., 1 Sept 2005, In: Continental Shelf Research. 25, 15, p. 1805-1824Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2006
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Stratification and mixing in the Limfjorden in relation to mussel culture.
Wiles, P. J., Van Duren, L. A., Hase, C., Larsden, J. & Simpson, J., 1 Apr 2006, In: Journal of Marine Systems. 60, 1-2, p. 129-143Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tidal stirring and its impact on water column stability and property distributions in a semi-enclosed shelf sea (Seto Inland Sea, Japan).
Kobayashi, S., Simpson, J., Fujiwara, T. & Horsburgh, K. J., 1 Aug 2006, In: Continental Shelf Research. 26, 11, p. 1295-1306Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel technique for measuring the rate of turbulent dissipation in the marine environment.
Wiles, P. J., Rippeth, T. P., Simpson, J. H. & Hendricks, P. J., 10 Nov 2006, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 33, 21, p. L21608Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2007
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Turbulent Dissipation of Coastal Seas: Response to article: Observations of Biologically Generated Turbulence in a Coastal Inlet. Kunze, E., Dower, J.F., Beveridge, R., & Bartlett, K.P. (2007) Science 313, 5794, 1768-1770
Rippeth, T., Gascoigne, J., Green, M., Inall, M., Palmer, M., Wiles, P. & Simpson, J., 7 Jun 2007, In: Science. 313, 5794Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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The interaction of tidal advection, diffusion and mussel filtration in a tidal channel.
Simpson, J. H., Berx, B., Gascoigne, J. & Saurel, C., 1 Dec 2007, In: Journal of Marine Systems. 68, 3-4, p. 556-568Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2008
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Effects of tidal straining on the semidiurnal cycle of dissipation in the Rhine region of freshwater influence: Comparison of model and measurements.
Souza, A. J., Fisher, N. R., Simpson, J. H. & Howarth, M. J., 16 Jan 2008, In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 113, C1, p. C01011Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A model of turbidity maximum maintenance in the Irish Sea.
Ellis, K., Binding, C., Bowers, D. G., Jones, S. & Simpson, J. H., 1 Mar 2008, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 76, 4, p. 765-774Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review