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Drijfhout S., Maas L.R.M. (2008)

Impact of channel geometry and rotation on the trapping of internal tides.

J.Phys. Oceanog. 37, 2740-2763 ( Download PDF-file )

 

Lam, FP.A., Maas L.R.M. (2008)

Internal wave focusing revisited; a reanalysis and new theoretical links.

Submitted to Fluid Dyn. Res. 40 (2008) 95–122.  ( Download PDF-file )

 

Hazewinkel, J., Breevoort, P van, Dalziel, S.B., Maas, L.R.M. (2008)

Observations on the wave number spectrum of an interval wave attractor in a two-dimensional. Submitted to J. Fluid Mech. [in press] ( Download PDF-file ).

 

Gerkema, T., Zimmerman, J.T.F., Maas, L.R.M., Haren, H. van (2008)

Geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics beyond the traditional approximation. Reviews in Geophysics [in press]. ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Bewley, G.P., Lathrop, D.P., Maas, L.R.M., Sreenivasan, K.R. (2007)

Inertial waves in rotating grid turbulence. Physics of Fluids 19, 071701, 1-4.

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Harlander U., Maas L.R.M. (2007)

Internal boundary layers in a well-mixed equatorial atmosphere. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans 44, 1-28. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Harlander U., Maas L.R.M. (2007)

Two alternatives for solving hyperbolic boundary value problems of Geophysical

Fluid Dynamics. J. Fluid Mech. (2007), vol. 588, pp. 331–351.doi:10.1017/S0022112007007574 ( Download PDF-file )

 

Swart, A., G.L. Sleijpen, Maas, L.R.M., J. Brandts (2007)

Numerical solution of the two-dimensional Poincare equation. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics 200 (1): 317-341 Mar 1, 2007

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Maas, L.R.M., Harlander, U. (2007)

Equatorial wave attractors and inertial oscillations. J. Fluid Mech. (2007), vol. 570, pp. 47–67. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Aken, H.M. van, Haren, H. van, Maas, L.R.M. (2007)

The high-resolution vertical structure of internal tides and near-inertial waves, measured with an ADCP over the continental slope in the Bay of Biscay. Deep Sea Research Part I: 54, Pages 533-556. ( Download PDF-file )


 

Harlander U. Maas L.R.M. (2006)

Characteristics and energy rays of equatorially trapped, zonally symmetric internal waves. Meteorologische Zeitschrift. Meteorologische Zeitschrift 15 (4): 439-450 2006 ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Aken, H. M., Maas, L.R.M., Haren, H. van  (2005)

Observation of inertial wave events near the continental slope off Goban Spur. Journal of Physical Oceanography 35: 1329-1340. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Terra, G. M., Berg, W.J. van den, Maas, L.R.M. (2005)

Experimental verification of Lorentz' linearization procedure of quadratic bottom friction.  Fluid Dynamics Res. 36: 175-188.  ( Download PDF-file )

 

Maas, L.R.M. (2005)

Wave attractors: linear yet nonlinear. International Journal of Bifurcation & Chaos 15: 2757-2782. ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Maas, L.R.M. (2004)

Basin scale dynamics of a stratified rotating fluid.  Surveys in Geophysics, 25, 249-279.  ( Download PDF-file )

 

Terra, G. M., Doelman, A., Maas, L.R.M. (2004)

Weakly nonlinear cubic interactions in coastal resonance.  Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 520, 93-134. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Manders, A.M.M., Maas, L.R.M., Gerkema, T. (2004)

Observations of internal tides in the Mozambique Channel, Geophys. Res. Oceans, 109, C12034, doi:10.1029/2003JC002187. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Gerkema, T., Lam, F.-P.A., Maas, L.R.M. (2004)

Internal tides in the Bay of Biscay: conversion rates and seasonal effects. Deep Sea Research II, 51, 2995-3008. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Manders, A.M.M., Maas, L.R.M. (2004)

On the three-dimensional structure of the inertial wave field in a rectangular basin with one sloping boundary. Fluid Dynamics Res. 35, 1-21. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Harlander, U., Maas, L.R.M. (2004)

On quasigeostrophic normal modes in ocean models. Journal of Physical Oceanography, J. Phys. Oc. 34, 2086-2095. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Lam, F.-P.A., Maas, L.R.M., Gerkema, T. (2004)

Spatial structure of tidal and residual currents as observed over the shelf break in the Bay of Biscay. Deep-Sea Research I, 51, 1075-1096. ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Manders, A.M.M., Duistermaat, J.J., Maas, L.R.M. (2003)

Wave attractors in a smooth convex enclosed geometry.  Phys. D 186, 109-132. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Manders, A.M.M., Maas, L.R.M. (2003)

Observations of inertial waves in a rectangular basin with one sloping boundary.  Journal of Fluid Mechanics 493, 59-88. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Maas, L.R.M. (2003)

On the amphidromic structure of inertial waves in a rectangular parallelepiped.  Fluid Dynamics Research, 33, 373-401. ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Haren, J.J.M. van, Maas, L.R.M., Aken, H.M. van (2002)

On the nature of internal wave spectra near a continental slope.   Geophysical Research Letters, 29(12): 10-102. ( Download PDF-file ) See also corrigendum.

 

Doelman, A., Koenderink, F.A., Maas, L.R.M. (2002)

Quasi-periodically forced nonlinear Helmholtz oscillators.   Physica D, 164: 1-27. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Maas, L.R.M., Doelman, A. (2002)

Chaotic tides.   Journal of Physical Oceanography, 32: 870-890. ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Maas, L.R.M. (2001)

Wave focusing and ensuing mean flow due to symmetry breaking in rotating fluids   Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 437: 13-28. ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Schrier, G. van der, Maas, L.R.M. (2000)

The diffusionless Lorenz equations: Shil'nikov bifurcations and reduction to an explicit map.   Physica D, 141: 19-36. ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Haren, J.J.M. van, Maas, L.R.M., Zimmerman, J.T.F., Ridderinkhof H., Malschaert, H. (1999)

Strong inertial currents and marginal internal wave stability in the central North Sea.   Geophysical Research Letters, 26: 2993-2996. ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Piersma, T., Aelst, R. van, Kurk, K., Berkhoudt, H., Maas, L.R.M. (1998)

A new pressure sensory mechanism for prey detection in birds: the use of principles of seabed mechanics?  Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B, 265: 1377-1383. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Schrier, G. van der, Maas, L.R.M. (1998)

Chaos in a simple model of the three-dimensional, salt-dominated ocean circulation.  Climate Dynamics, 14: 489-502. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Maas, L.R.M. (1998)

On an oscillator equation for tides in almost enclosed basins of non-uniform depth.  Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas, Dronkers, J. & M. Scheffers eds., A.A. Balkema Rotterdam: 127-132.

 


 

Pool, W.G., Maas, L.R.M., Leeuw, J.W. de, Graaf, B van de (1997)

Automated processing of GC/MS data: quantification of the signals of individual components.  Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 32: 253-1257.

 

Maas, L.R.M. (1997)

On the nonlinear Helmholtz response of almost-enclosed tidal basins with a sloping bottom.   Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 349: 361-380. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Maas, L.R.M., Benielli, D., Sommeria, J., Lam, F.-P.A. (1997)

Observation of an internal wave attractor in a confined stably-stratified fluid.   Nature, 388: 557-561. ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Maas, L.R.M. (1996)

Topographic filtering and reflectionless transmission of long waves.  Journal of Physical Oceanography, 27: 195-202.

 

Maas, L.R.M., Zahariev, K. (1996)

An exact, stratified model of a meddy.  Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 24: 215-225. ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Maas, L.R.M., Lam, F.-P. A. (1995)

Geometric focusing of internal waves.  Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 300: 1-41. ( Download PDF-file )

 


 

Maas, L.R.M. (1994)

A simple model for the three-dimensional, thermally and wind-driven ocean circulation.  Tellus, 46A: 671-680.

 

Maas, L.R.M. (1994)

On the surface area of an ellipsoid and related integrals of elliptic integrals.  Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 51: 237-249. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Heijst, G.J.F. van, Maas, L.R.M., Williams, C.W.M. (1994)

The spin-up of fluid in a rectangular container with a sloping bottom.  Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 265: 125-159.

 


 

Maas, L.R.M. (1993)

Nonlinear and free-surface effects on the spin-down of barotropic axisymmetric vortices.  Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 246: 117-141.

 


 

Maas, L.R.M. (1989)

A comparison of Eulerian and Lagrangian current measurements.  Deutsches Hydrographisches Zeitschrift, 42: 111-132.

 

Maas, L.R.M. (1989)

A closed form Green's function describing diffusion in a strained flow field.  SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 49: 1359-1373. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Zimmerman, J.T.F., Maas, L.R.M. (1989)

Renormalized Green's function for nonlinear circulation on the beta-plane.  Physical Review A, 39: 3575-3590. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Maas, L.R.M., Zimmerman, J.T.F. (1989)

Tide-topography interactions in a stratified shelf sea II. Bottom-trapped internal tides and baroclinic residual currents.  Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 45: 37-69.

 

Maas, L.R.M., Zimmerman, J.T.F. (1989)

Tide-topography interactions in a stratified shelf sea I. Basic equations for quasi-nonlinear internal tides.  Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 45: 1-35.

 


 

Ou, H.W., Maas, L.R.M. (1988)

Tides near a shelf-slope front.  Continental Shelf Research, 8: 729-736.

 


 

Aken, H.M. van, Heijst, G.J.F. van, Maas, L.R.M. (1987)

Observations of fronts in the North Sea.  Journal of Marine Research, 45: 579-600.

 

Maas, L.R.M., Haren, J.J.M. van (1987)

Observations on the vertical structure of tidal and inertial currents in the central North Sea.  Journal of Marine Research, 45: 293-318.

 

Haren, J.J.M. van, Maas, L.R.M. (1987)

Temperature and current fluctuations due to tidal advection of a front.  Netherlands Journal of Sea Research, 21: 79-94.

 

Maas, L.R.M., Zimmerman, J.T.F., Temme, N.M. (1987)

On the exact shape of the horizontal profile of a topographically rectified tidal flow.  Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 58: 105-129.

 

Maas, L.R.M. (1987)

Tide-topography interactions in a stratified shelf sea. Ph.D. Thesis.  University of Utrecht: 241 pp. (hardcopies available on request)

 


 

Ou, H.W., Maas, L. (1986)

Tidal-induced buoyancy flux and mean transverse circulation.  Continental Shelf Research, 5: 611-628.

 

 

Submitted manuscripts:

 

 

Terra, G. M., Berg, W.J. van den, Maas, L.R.M. (2006)

Experimental evidence of multiple equilibria in a tidal resonator. In prep. (Download  PDF-file).

 

Schrier, G. Van der, Maas, L.R.M., Zimmerman, J.T.F. (2001)

Zonal and rotational effects on cross-equatorial thermohaline flow in a simple three-dimensional model.  Submitted to Journal of Marine Research.

 

 

Unrefereed publications

 

 

Hazewinkel, J., Breevoort, P. van, Maas, L.R.M., Doelman, A., Dalziel, S.B. (2007)

Equilibrium Spectrum For Internal Wave Attractor In A Trapezoidal Basin.

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Maas, L.R.M. (2007)

Golven in/op zee. Nieuwe Wiskrant 26, (3), 35-41.

 

Maas, L.R.M., Haren, H. van (2006)

Worden mooi-weer verdrinkingen door dood-water veroorzaakt? Gepubliceerd in Meteorologica, 2-2006, 11-16. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Maas, L.R.M., Harlander, U., Manders, A. & Swart, A. (2003)

Stratified fluid experiments in an anulus with sloping wall under slight modulation of the rotation speed. Coriolis User Meeting, Hydralab II, Budapest. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Maas, L.R.M. (2003)

Golven in/op zee.  Marineblad 113, 10, 318-324. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Lam, F.-P.A., Gerkema, T. Maas, L.R.M (1999)

Preliminary Results from Observations of Internal Tides and Solitary Waves in the Bay of Biscay. (PDF-file)

In:The 1998 WHOI/IOS/ONR Internal Solitary Wave Workshop: Contributed Papers, Eds. T. F. Duda and D. M. Farmer, Technical Report WHOI-99-07, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, 1999.

 

Maas, L.R.M. (1995)

Topographic filtering and reflectionless transmission of long waves.  'Aha Huliko' a 1995 conference proceedings, eds: P.M. Müller and D. Henderson.

 

Maas, L.R.M. (1995)

Focusing of internal waves and the absence of eigenmodes.  'Aha Huliko' a 1995 conference proceedings, eds: P.M. Müller and D. Henderson. ( Download PDF-file )

 

Garrett, C. , Maas, L.R.M. (1993)

Tides and their effects.  Oceanus, 36: 27-37.

 

Källén, E., Maas L.R.M. (1983)

The nonlinear dynamics of geophysical flow  KNMI-Scientific report 83 - 11.

 

Maas, L.R.M. (1981)

Inwendige getijden in ondiepe zeeen,  M.Sc. thesis – Instituut voor Marien en Atmosferisch Onderzoek Utrecht (IMAU), Universiteit Utrecht. Rapport V81-19.

 

Maas, L.R.M. (1980)

Verbetering van de harmonische getijvoorspelling te Vlissingen door correctie voor windopzet. Instituut voor Marien en Atmosferisch Onderzoek Utrecht (IMAU), Universiteit Utrecht. Rapport V80-1.

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