Professor Tom Rippeth

Professor of Physical Oceanography

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

Turbulence and Mixing

High Latitude Physical Oceanography

Ocean Circulation and Climate

 

  1. 2017
  2. Published

    Correcting surface wave bias in structure function estimates of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate

    Scannell, B., Rippeth, T., Simpson, J., Polton, J. & Hopkins, J., Oct 2017, In: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 34, 10, p. 2257-2273

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. 2016
  4. Published

    Wind-driven mixing at intermediate depths in an ice-free Arctic Ocean

    Lincoln, B., Rippeth, T., Lenn, Y-D., Timmermans, M-L., Willaims, W. & Bacon, S., 28 Sept 2016, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 43, 18, p. 9749-9756

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Surface mixed layer deepening through wind shear alignment in a seasonally stratified shallow sea

    Lincoln, B., Rippeth, T. & Simpson, J., Aug 2016, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 121, 8, p. 6021-6034

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. 2015
  7. Published

    Ocean nutrient pathways associated with passage of a storm

    Rumyantseva, A., Lucas, N., Rippeth, T. P., Henson, S., Martin, A. & Painter, S., 16 Jul 2015, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 28, 8, p. 1179–1189

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Tide-mediated warming of Arctic halocline by Atlantic heat fluxes over rough topography

    Rippeth, T. P., Lincoln, B. J., Lenn, Y. D., Green, J. A., Sundfjord, A. & Bacon, S., Mar 2015, In: Nature Geoscience. 8, 3, p. 191-194

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. 2014
  10. Published

    Observations of a diapycnal shortcut to adiabatic upwelling of Antarctic Circumpolar Deep Water

    Silvester, J. M., Lenn, Y. D., Polton, J. A., Rippeth, T. P. & Maqueda, M. M., 25 Nov 2014, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 41, 22, p. 7950-7956

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Impact of vertical mixing on sea surface pCO2 in temperate seasonally stratified shelf seas

    Rippeth, T. P., Lincoln, B. J., Kennedy, H. A., Palmer, M., Sharples, J. & Williams, C. A., 20 Jun 2014, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 119, 6, p. 3868-3882

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Measuring Turbulent Dissipation Using a Tethered ADCP

    Lucas, N. S., Simpson, J. H. & Rippeth, T. P., 20 Mar 2014, In: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 31, 8, p. 1826-1837

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. 2013
  14. Published

    Turbulent mixing in the seasonally-stratified western Irish Sea: a Thorpe Scale perspective

    Stansfield, K. L., Palmer, M. R., Rippeth, T. P. & Simpson, J. H., 19 Nov 2013, In: Ocean Science. 10, 6, p. 2141-2155

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Wind-driven nutrient pulses to the subsurface chlorophyll maximum in seasonally stratified shelf seas

    Williams, C., Sharples, J., Mahaffey, C. & Rippeth, T., 28 Oct 2013, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 40, 20, p. 5467-5472 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Shear at the Base of the Oceanic Mixed Layer Generated by Wind Shear Alignment

    Brannigan, L., Lenn, Y. D., Rippeth, T. P., McDonough, E., Chereskin, T. K. & Sprintall, J., 1 Aug 2013, In: Journal of Physical Oceanography. 43, 8, p. 1798-1810

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Variable behavior in pycnocline mixing over shelf seas

    Palmer, M., Polton, J. A., Inall, M. E., Rippeth, T. P., Green, M., Sharples, J. & Simpson, J., 16 Jan 2013, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 40, 1, p. 161-166

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    The maintenance of the subsurface chlorophyll maximum in the stratified western Irish Sea

    Williams, C., Sharples, J., Green, M., Mahaffey, C. & Rippeth, T., 2013, In: Limnology and Oceanography - Fluids and Environment. 3, 1, p. 61-73

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. 2011
  20. Published

    Processes contributing to the evolution and destruction of stratification in the Liverpool Bay ROFI

    Howlett, E., Rippeth, T. & Howarth, M. J., 20 May 2011, In: Ocean Dynamics. 61, p. 1403–1419

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Intermittent intense turbulent mixing under ice in the Laptev Sea continental shelf.

    Lenn, Y., Rippeth, T. P., Old, C., Bacon, S., Polyakov, I., Ivanov, V. & Holemann, J., 1 Mar 2011, In: Journal of Physical Oceanography. 41, 3, p. 531-547

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Turbulence and Stratification in Estuaries and Coastal Seas

    Stacey, M., Rippeth, T. & Nash, J., 2011, Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences: Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science. Elsevier Science, Vol. 2. p. 9-35

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  23. 2010
  24. Published

    Semi-diurnal tidal ellipse variability in a region of freshwater influence

    Verspecht, F., Simpson, J. H. & Rippeth, T. P., 1 Sept 2010, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 37, 18, p. 1-4

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Observations of internal tidal waves in the isolated seasonally stratified region of the western Irish Sea.

    Green, J. A., Simpson, J. H., Thorpe, S. A. & Rippeth, T. P., 1 Feb 2010, In: Continental Shelf Research. 30, 2, p. 214-225

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. 2009
  27. Published

    Processes impacting on stratification in a region of freshwater influence: Application to Liverpool Bay

    Verspecht, F., Rippeth, T. P., Howarth, M. J., Souza, A. J., Simpson, J. H. & Burchard, H., 1 Nov 2009, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 114, p. C11022

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Residual circulation and stratification in the Liverpool Bay region of freshwater influence.

    Verspecht, F., Rippeth, T. P., Simpson, J. H., Souza, A. J., Burchard, H. & Howarth, M. J., 1 Nov 2009, In: Ocean Dynamics. 59, 5, p. 765-779

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Tidal mixing and the Meridional Overturning Circulation from the Last Glacial Maximum.

    Green, J. A., Green, C. L., Bigg, G. R., Rippeth, T. P., Scourse, J. D. & Uehara, K., 16 Aug 2009, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 36, 15

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    The diapcynal nutrient flux and shear-induced diapcynal mixing in the seasonally stratified western Irish Sea.

    Rippeth, T. P., Wiles, P. J., Palmer, M. R., Sharples, J. & Tweddle, J., 30 Jun 2009, In: Continental Shelf Research. 29, 13, p. 1580-1587

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Do observations adequately resolve the natural variability of oceanic turbulence?

    Moum, J. N. & Rippeth, T. P., 1 Jun 2009, In: Journal of Marine Systems. 77, 4, p. 409-417

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    The structure of dissipation in the western Irish Sea front.

    Simpson, J. H., Green, M., Rippeth, T. P., Osborn, T. R. & Nimmo-Smith, W. A., 1 Jun 2009, In: Journal of Marine Systems. 77, 4, p. 428-440

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Generation of bulk shear spikes in shallow stratified tidal seas.

    Burchard, H. & Rippeth, T. P., 1 Apr 2009, In: Journal of Physical Oceanography. 39, 4, p. 969-985

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review