Professor Tom Rippeth
Professor of Physical Oceanography

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Contact info
Office Location: 3rd floor Craig Mair Building, School of Ocean Sciences
Twitter: @rippetht
Email: t.p.rippeth@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: 01248 382293
Location: School of Ocean Sciences, Askew Street, Menai Bridge, LL59 5AB
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Overview
Tom is the established Chair in Physical Oceanography. He is an observational oceanographer with a strong research interest in turbulence and mixing in the marine environment. His work has involved the development of new technqiues for the measurement of aquatic turbulence, and the use of turbulence measurements to identify, unravel and quantify key physical processes which drive mixing in the ocean. His current research focuses on the impact of mixing by the tide and wind on melting Arctic sea ice and the processes determining the surface mixed layer depth in the ocean.
Tom is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research Areas
High Latitude Physical Oceanography
- 2009
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Vertical mixing at intermediate depths in the Arctic boundary current.
Lenn, Y. D., Wiles, P. J., Torres-Valdes, S., Abrahamsen, E. P., Rippeth, T. P., Simpson, J. H., Bacon, S., Laxon, S. W., Polyakov, I., Ivanov, V. & Kirillov, S., 3 Mar 2009, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 36, p. L05601Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2008
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Impact of sea-level rise over the last deglacial transition on the strength of the continental shelf CO2 pump.
Rippeth, T. P., Scourse, J. D., Uehara, K. & McKeown, S., 23 Dec 2008, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 35, 24, p. L24604Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An investigation of internal mixing in a seasonally stratified shelf sea.
Palmer, M., Rippeth, T. P. & Simpson, J. H., 10 Dec 2008, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 113, C12, p. C12005Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Observational and numerical modeling methods for quantifying coastal ocean turbulence and mixing
Burchard, H., Craig, P. D., Gemmrich, J. R., Van Haren, H., Mathieu, P. P., Meier, H. E., Nimmo Smith, W. A., Prandke, H., Rippeth, T. P., Skyllingstad, E. D., Smyth, W. D., Welsh, D. J. & Wijesekera, H. W., 1 Mar 2008, In: Progress in Oceanography. 76, 4, p. 399-442Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2007
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Spring-neap modulation of internal tide mixing and vertical nitrate fluxes at a shelf edge in summer
Sharples, J., Tweddle, J. F., Green, M., Palmer, M. R., Kim, Y.-N., Hickman, A. E., Holligan, P. M., Moore, C. M., Rippeth, T., Simpson, J. H. & Krivtsov, V., 27 Sept 2007, In: Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin. 52, 5, p. 1735-1747Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
- 2006
- Published
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
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Temporal variation of suspended particulate matter and turbulence in a high energy, tide-stirred, coastal sea: relative contributions of resuspension and disaggregation.
Jago, C., Jones, S. E., Sykes, P. & Rippeth, T. P., 1 Nov 2006, In: Continental Shelf Research. 26, 17-18, p. 2019-2028Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2005
- Published
Mixing in seasonally stratified shelf seas: a shifting paradigm.
Rippeth, T. P., 1 Dec 2005, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 363, 1837, p. 2837-2854Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evolution and distribution of the production and dissipation within stratified flow over topography.
Inall, M., Rippeth, T. P., Griffiths, C. & Wiles, P., 30 Apr 2005, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 32, 8, p. L08607Research 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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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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Vertical mixing in seasonally stratified continental shelf seas
Rippeth, T. P., 1 Jan 2005, p. 25-30.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- 2004
- Published
Sill dynamics and energy transformation in a jet fjord
Inall, M., Cottier, F., Griffiths, C. & Rippeth, T. P., 1 Jul 2004, In: Ocean Dynamics. 54, 3-4, p. 307-314Research 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
- 2003
- Published
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
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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
- 2002
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Dissipation of Tidal Energy and Associated Mixing in a Wide Fjord
Rippeth, T. & Inall, M. E., 1 Sept 2002, In: Environmental Fluid Mechanics. 2, 3, p. 219-240Research 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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Inertial currents in the northern North sea
Knight, P., Howarth, M. J. & Rippeth, T., 1 Jun 2002, In: Journal of Sea Research. 47, 3-4, p. 269-284Research 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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Observations of the internal tide and associated mixing across the Malin Shelf.
Rippeth, T. P. & Inall, M. E., 15 Apr 2002, In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 107, C4, p. 3028Research 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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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
- 2001
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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
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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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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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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
- 2000
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Impact of nonlinear waves on the dissipation of internal tidal energy at a shelf break.
Inall, M. E., Rippeth, T. P. & Sherwin, T. J., 15 Apr 2000, In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 105, C4, p. 8687-8705Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Internal Waves ...... or something completely different
Rippeth, T. P., 1 Jan 2000, In: Ocean Challenge. 9, 3, p. 32-36Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
- 1999
- Published
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
- 1998
- Published
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
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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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Comparing the performance of the Mellor-Yamada and the k-epsilon two-equation turbulence models
Burchard, H., Pederson, O. & Rippeth, T., 15 May 1998, In: Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans. 103, C5, p. 10543-10554Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The roles of hydrographic and biogeochemical processes in the distribution of dissolved inorganic nutrients in a Scottish sea-loch: Consequences for the spring phytoplankton bloom
Watts, L., Rippeth, T. & Edwards, A., 1 Jan 1998, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. p. 39-50Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1997
- Published
The seasonal cycle of nitrate in the Clyde Sea
Rippeth, T. & Jones, K., 1 Aug 1997, In: Journal of Marine Systems. p. 299-310Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1996
- Published
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
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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
- 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
- 1993
- Published
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
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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
- 1991
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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
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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