4 articles
Beneath the surface tide runs a hidden one, pulsing cold nutrient-rich water onto reefs on a fortnightly beat. How the internal tide keeps kelp forests fed.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Internal waves arrive in packets of solitary giants, break underwater, and flood reefs with cold, nitrate-rich water. A field guide to the surf no one sees.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
The ocean's biggest waves never break the surface. How internal waves ride the hidden boundary between water layers and deliver cold nutrients to kelp forests.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Thermoclines, haloclines and pycnoclines are the invisible boundaries that slice the sea into layers. What they are, how they form, and why they run coastal life.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·