Leo Maas
Ocean wave dynamics, Utrecht University

Publications

Publications

Refereed Publications

 

Unrefereed publications

Weijer, W., M. E. Maltrud, W. B. Homoky, K. L. Polzin, and L. R. M. Maas 2015 Eddy-driven sediment transport in the Argentine Basin: Is the height of the Zapiola Rise hydrodynamically controlled? Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Doi: 10.1002/2014JC010573

Ponsoni, L.,  B. Aguiar-González, L.R.M. Maas, H.M. van Aken, H. Ridderinkhof 2015 Long-term observations of the East Madagascar Undercurrent Deep-Sea Research I, 100, pp. 64–78

Maas, L.R.M., 2014 Onderwatergolven, in cahier ‘Oceanen’ van Biowetenschappen en Maatschappij, (Eds. N.van Straalen en H. Ridderinkhof), in Dutch.

Rabitti A. and L. R. M. Maas, 2014Inertial wave rays in rotating spherical
fluid domains, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 758, pp. 621654.

Nurijanyan, S., O. Bokhove and L. R. M. Maas 2013 A new semi‐analytical solution for inertial waves in a rectangular parallelepiped, Physics of Fluids 25, 126601

Gerringa, L.J.A., M.J.A. Rijkenberg, C.‐ E. Thuroczy, L.R.M. Maas 2013 A critical look at the calculation of the thermodynamic binding characteristics and concentration of iron complexing ligands in seawater with suggested improvements, Environmental Chemistry 11, 114–136

Rabitti A. and L. R. M. Maas, 2013, Meridional Trapping and Zonal Propagation of inertial Waves in a Rotating Fluid Shell, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 729: 445‐470.

Gerkema, T., L.R.M. Maas and H. van Haren. 2013. A note on the role of mean flows in Dopplershifted frequencies. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 43 (2), 432‐441, doi:10.1175/JPO‐D‐12‐090.1

Gerkema, T. and L.R.M. Maas 2013 Wiskundige aspecten van interne golven Nieuw Archief van de Wiskunde 5/14, 172- 176

Bajars, J., J. Frank and L. R. M. Maas 2013 On the appearance of internal wave attractors due to an initial or parametrically excited disturbance. J. Fluid Mech. 714,  283-311

Maas, L. R.M. 2013 Effects of fluid stratification on swimming, rowing and paddling. In: Sports Physics 217-226. Ed. Chr. Clanet

Gerkema, T., L.R.M. Maas and H. van Haren 2013 A note on the role of mean flows in Doppler shifted frequencies J. Phys. Ocean. 43, 431-441

Boisson, J., C. Lamriben, L. R. M. Maas, P. P. Cortet and F. Moisy 2012 Inertial waves and modes excited by the libration of a rotating cube Physics of Fluids 24, 076602

Groeskamp, S. and L. R.M. Maas 2012 Ship-borne contour integration for flux determination. J. Sea Res. 74  26–34

Maas, L.R.M. and J. Hazewinkel 2012 Golfaantrekkers in anisotrope media Nederlands tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, 10, 408-411.

da Silva, J.C.B., J.M. Magalhães, T. Gerkema, and L.R.M. Maas 2012 Internal solitary waves in the Red Sea: An unfolding mystery. Oceanography 25(2):96–107, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2012.45.

Maas, L.R.M. 2011 Topographies lacking tidal conversion. J. Fluid Mech. vol. 684, pp. 5-24

Groeskamp, S. Nauw, J.J. Maas, L. R. M. 2011 Observations of estuarine circulation and solitary internal waves in a highly energetic tidal channel. Ocean Dynamics, DOI 10.1007/s10236-011-0455-y

de Boer, J.P., Maas, L. R. M. 2011 Amplified exchange rate by tidal forcing of a piecewise-linear Helmholtz bay. Ocean Dynamics, DOI 10.1007/s10236-011-0479-3

Lamriben, C., P.P. Cortet, F. Moisy and L.R.M. Maas  2011 Excitation of inertial modes in a closed grid turbulence experiment under rotation. Physics of Fluids 23, 015102

Swart, A.; Maas, L.R.M.; Harlander, U.; Manders, A. 2010 Experimental observation of strong mixing due to internal wave focusing over sloping terrain. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 50, 16-34

Hazewinkel J., Maas, L.R.M., Dalziel, S.B. 2010 Tomographic reconstruction of internal wave patterns in a paraboloid. Experiments in Fluids. DOI 10.1007/s00348-010-0909-x

Haren, H. van, Maas, L.R.M., Gerkema, T. 2010 Patchiness in internal tidal beams. J. Mar. Res, 68 (2), 237-257

Hazewinkel, J.; Tsimitri, C.; Maas, L.R.M. and Dalziel, S.B. 2010 Observations on the robustness of internal wave attractors to perturbations. Physics of Fluids 22, 107102

Hout, P.J. van den; Mathot, K.J.; Maas, L.R.M.; Piersma, Th. 2010 Predator escape tactics in birds: linking ecology and aerodynamics. Behavioral Ecology 21, 16-25

Maas, L.R.M. 2009 Exact analytic self-similar solution of a wave attractor field Physica D-Nonlinear Phenomena 238, 502-505

Ganzevles, S.P.M., van Nuland, F.S.W.,  Maas, L.R.M., Toussaint, H. 2009 Swimming obstructed by dead-water Naturwissenschaften 96 pp 449-456

Maas L.R.M. 2009 Mare Incognitum, Inaugural speech (Mare Incognitum Nederlands) Utrecht University

Maas L.R.M. 2009 Onderwatergolven, Nieuw Archief voor de wiskunde 4, 259-266

Lam, F.P.A., Maas L.R.M. 2008 Internal wave focusing revisited; a reanalysis and new theoretical links. Fluid Dyn. Res. 40, 95–122

Hazewinkel, J.,  P. van Breevoort, S.B. Dalziel, L.R.M. Maas 2008 Observations on the wave number spectrum and evolution of an internal wave attractor J. Fluid Mech. 598, 373-382

Gerkema, T., Zimmerman, J.T.F., Maas, L.R.M., Haren, H. van 2008 Geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics beyond the traditional approximation. Rev. Geophys.  DOI: 10.1029/2006RG000220

Drijfhout S., Maas L.R.M. 2007 Impact of channel geometry and rotation on the trapping of internal tides. J. Physical Oceanography 37, 2740–2763

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

Harlander U., Maas L.R.M. 2007 Internal boundary layers in a well-mixed equatorial atmosphere. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans 44, 1-28

Harlander U., Maas L.R.M. 2007 Two alternatives for solving hyperbolic boundary value problems of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics. J. Fluid Mech. 588, 331–351

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, 317-341

Maas, L.R.M., Harlander, U. 2007 Equatorial wave attractors and inertial oscillations. J. Fluid Mech. 570, 47–67

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 I 54, 533-556

Harlander U. Maas L.R.M. 2006 Characteristics and energy rays of equatorially trapped, zonally symmetric internal waves. Meteorologische Zeitschrift. Meteorologische Zeitschrift 15, 439-450

Aken, H. M., Maas, L.R.M., Haren, H. van 2005 Observation of inertial wave events near the continental slope off Goban Spur. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 35, 1329-1340

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

Maas, L.R.M. 2005 Wave attractors: linear yet nonlinear. International Journal of Bifurcation & Chaos 15: 2757-2782

Maas, L.R.M. 2004 Basin scale dynamics of a stratified rotating fluid. Surveys in Geophysics, 25, 249-279

Terra, G. M., Doelman, A., Maas, L.R.M. 2004 Weakly nonlinear cubic interactions in coastal resonance.   J. Fluid Mech., 520, 93-134

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

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

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.

Harlander, U., Maas, L.R.M. 2004 On quasigeostrophic normal modes in ocean models. J. Phys. Ocean. 34, 2086-2095

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

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

Manders, A.M.M., Maas, L.R.M. 2003 Observations of inertial waves in a rectangular basin with one sloping boundary. J. Fluid Mech. 493, 59-88

Maas, L.R.M. 2003 On the amphidromic structure of inertial waves in a rectangular parallelepiped. Fluid Dynamics Res., 33, 373-401

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. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29, 10-102. and corrigendum

Doelman, A., Koenderink, F.A., Maas, L.R.M. 2002 Quasi-periodically forced nonlinear Helmholtz oscillators. Physica D, 164: 1-27

Maas, L.R.M., Doelman, A. 2002 Chaotic tides. J. Phys. Ocean. 32, 870-89

Maas, L.R.M. 2001 Wave focusing and ensuing mean flow due to symmetry breaking in rotating fluids   J.Fluid Mech., 437: 13-28

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

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.   Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 2993-2996

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

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

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. J. Fluid Mech., 349, 361-380

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

Maas, L.R.M. 1996 Topographic filtering and reflectionless transmission of long waves. J. Phys. Ocean., 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

Maas, L.R.M., Lam, F.-P. A. 1995 Geometric focusing of internal waves. J. Fluid Mech., 300, 1-41

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. J. Comp. Applied Math., 51, 237-249

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. J.Fluid Mech., 265, 125-159

Maas, L.R.M. 1993 Nonlinear and free-surface effects on the spin-down of barotropic axisymmetric vortices. J.Fluid Mech., 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

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

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.  J. Marine Res., 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. J. Marine Res., 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 J. Sea Res., 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.

Unpublished manuscripts:

 

Terra, G. M., Berg, W.J. van den, Maas, L.R.M. 2006 Experimental evidence of multiple equilibria in a tidal resonator

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.

Maas, L.R.M. 1992 On a new conservation law in Hydrodynamics

Unrefereed publications

 

Maas, L.R.M. 2015 Mysterious Underwater Waves: uncharted reality? Hydro-International, Jan/Feb, pp.6-9.

Maas, L.R.M. 2013 Effects of fluid stratification on swimming, rowing and paddling, in Sport Physics, Ecole Polytechnique, C. Clanet (ed.)

Cortet, P-P., C. Lamriben, F. Moisy and L. R. M. Maas 2011 Damping inertial modes excitation in a closed grid turbulence experiment under rotation. 13th European Turbulence Conference (ETC13) Journal of Physics: Conference Series 318 (2011) 082019

Maas, L.R.M. and U. Harlander 2011 Tide-topography interaction? In: conference proceedings ISSF2011 (International Symposium of Stratified Flows, Rome August 2011)

Lamriben, C., P.-P. Cortet, F. Moisy and L. R. M. Maas Excitation of inertial modes in a closed-grid turbulence experiment under rotation Euromech Coll. 525

Maas, L.R.M. 2007 The impact of rotation on the flow through inclined rectangular channels 18ème Congrès Français de Mécanique

Maas, L.R.M. 2007 Experiments on rotating flows:impact of rotation on flow through tilted rectangular ducts St. Petersburg conference "Fluxes and Structures
in Fluids", Ed. Y. D. Chashechkin

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

Maas, L.R.M., Harlander, U., Manders, A. & Swart, A. 2003 Stratified fluid experiments in an annulus with sloping wall under slight modulation of the rotation speed. Coriolis User Meeting, Hydralab II, Budapest PDF

Maas, L.R.M. 2003 Golven in/op zee.   Marineblad 113, 10, 318-324

Manders, A.A.M and L.R.M. Maas 2003 Inertial wave propagation, focusing and mean flow generation. Towards a Balanced Methodology
in European Hydraulic Research. Hydralab III

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 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

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

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 doorcorrectie voor windopzet. Instituut voor Marien en Atmosferisch Onderzoek Utrecht (IMAU),Universiteit Utrecht. Rapport V80-1

 

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