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Manlin Xu's Peer Review
1. Comments on Lead The lead of the article on Nepheloid Layer is very clear. In just a few sentences, the author explained what the nepheloid layer is, where it is located, where its name came from, and how it forms. For a person trying to understand the term quickly, the lead section enables him/her to do so. The author shifted a few things around based on the current wikipage, which made this section more logical. The lead section also briefly mentioned the formation mechanisms of nepheloid layer and examples of locations where nepheloid layers exist, which are points elaborated later in the article. Overall, the lead section gives a good overview of the article structure and content. After reading the lead section, I feel that I got a pretty good understanding of the article.

2. Comments on Article Structure The article structure follows what is outlined in the lead section. The author first introduced three kinds of nepheloid layers (SNL, INL, and BNL) and explained the formation mechanisms of each one. Also included in this section are how ocean currents affect sediment resuspendion and nepheloid layer formation. The naming of the next section, "impact", was a bit confusing at first. One might assume that the impact section will explain the importance of the nepheloid layer or how it impacts other parts of the ocean or ocean biotic activities, but it actually talks about how the nepheloid impacts bathymetric measurements. According to the lead section, those information should be placed after examples of nepheloid layers at the end of the article. The last section of the article includes detailed information on two locations where nepheloid layers exist: Gulf of Mexico and Porcupine Bank. In those two subsections, readers can learn about where the nepheloid layer exists and how it affects the biotic activities there. The author did a great job expanding on the Porcupine Bank example which was missing from the current wikipedia page. Overall, the structure of the article is very clear and is easily understood. For readers searching for specific information, it is easy for them to go to the corresponding section of the article and just read that part. There doesn't seem to be information overstating or repetition, which is good.

3. Comments on Coverage The article has a balanced coverage for topics mentioned in the lead. But as a reader, I wonder how nepheloid layers affect marine life and possibly marine topography.I don't know important its impact on bathymetric measures is, but it seems to me that it's not a major point. The sections are balanced in a way that gives both the provided examples the same amount of attention, giving readers the opportunity to learn about both. For this article, there's no need to include minority viewpoints.

4. Comments on Content The article is written in a neutral tone. It is objective and doesn't include phrases that indicate a specific standpoint or point of view. The article explains nepheloid layers well, and doesn't include opinions or judgments. Because it is structured and written with a neutral point of view, readers are more likely to learn the facts of nepheloid layers, and they don't have to waste time evaluating whether the author is trusworthy or biased.

5. Comments on Sources According to the "additional sources found" and reference section, the author included a lot of great sources. For examples of nepheloid layer, the author found articles that specifically talk about the Gulf of Mexico. Sources came from credible sources such as Journal of Geophysical Research, Netherlands Journal of Sea Research and so on. The textbook Sedimentology was cited, serving as a great reference. Peer reviewed papers are included, which are reliable sources. For Gulf of Mexico, there seems to be only one citation, although 2 articles on the subject were mentioned in the "additional sources found" section. Maybe the author can consider including some information from those articles and better the Gulf of Mexico section in "examples". Manlin Xu (talk) 03:52, 4 November 2019 (UTC)