Good writing and good science: noteworthy oceanographic papers

• Alford, M. H., 2003, Redistribution of energy available for ocean mixing redistributed through long-range propagation of internal waves, Nature, 423, 159--163. web (nominated by Maddie Hamann)
• Cacchione, D. A., L. F. Pratson and A. S. Ogston, 2002, The shaping of continental slopes by internal tides, Science, 296, 724. web (nominated by Maddie Hamann)
• Nash, J.D., S. M. Kelly, E. L. Shroyer, J. N. Moum, and T. F. Duda, 2012. The unpredictable nature of internal tides and nonlinear waves on continental shelves. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 42, 1981-2000, doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-028.1, pdf (nominated by Maddie Hamann)
• Shroyer, E. L., J. N. Moum, and J. D. Nash, 2010. Vertical heat flux and lateral mass transport in nonlinear internal waves. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L08601, doi:10.1029/2010GL042715, pdf. (nominated by Maddie Hamann)