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Bult, S.V.; Le Bars, D.; Haigh, I.D.; Gerkema, T. (2024). The effect of the 18.6‐year lunar nodal cycle on steric sea Level changes. Geophys. Res. Lett. 51(8). https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2023gl106563, more Sanders, P.A.; Dorrestijn, M.D.; Gerkema, T. (2024). Note on the beam structure in step-trapped internal tides. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 54(3): 871-875. https://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-23-0084.1, more Soderlund, K.M.; Rovira-Navarro, M.; Le Bars, M.; Schmidt, B.E.; Gerkema, T. (2024). The Physical Oceanography of Ice-Covered Moons. Ann. Rev. Mar. Sci. 16(1): 25-53. https://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-040323-101355, more Tiano, J.; Witbaard, R.; Gerkema, T.; Soetaert, K. (2024). Biogeochemical dynamics in a marine storm demonstrates differences between natural and anthropogenic impacts. NPG Scientific Reports 14(1): 8802. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59317-8, more van der Kaaden, A.-S.; Maier, S.R.; Chen, S.; De Clippele, L.H.; de Froe, E.; Gerkema, T.; van de Koppel, J.; Mienis, F.; Mohn, C.; Rietkerk, M.; Soetaert, K.; van Oevelen, D. (2024). Building your own mountain: the effects, limits, and drawbacks of cold-water coral ecosystem engineering. Biogeosciences 21(4): 973-992. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-973-2024, more van der Kaaden, A.-S.; van Oevelen, D.; Mohn, C.; Soetaert, K.; Rietkerk, M.; van de Koppel, J.; Gerkema, T. (2024). Resemblance of the global depth distribution of internal-tide generation and cold-water coral occurrences. Ocean Science Journal 20(2): 569-587. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-20-569-2024, more Zhao, Z.; Capelle, J.; de Smit, J.; Gerkema, T.; van de Koppel, J.; Yuan, L.; Bouma, T. (2024). Boosting efficiency of mussel spat collection for ecological sustainability: Identifying critical drivers and informing management. J. Appl. Ecol. 61(7): 1691-1702. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14696, more Chen, S.; Jiang, L.; Cheng, X.; Liao, G.; Gerkema, T. (2023). A physical perspective of recurrent water quality degradation: a case study in the Jiangsu coastal waters, China. JGR: Oceans 128(8): e2022JC019607. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022jc019607, more Fajardo-Urbina, J. M.; Arts, G.; Gräwe, U.; Clercx, H. J. H.; Gerkema, T.; Duran-Matute, M. (2023). Atmospherically Driven Seasonal and Interannual Variability in the Lagrangian Transport Time Scales of a Multiple‐Inlet Coastal System. JGR: Oceans 128(6): e2022JC019522. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022jc019522, more van der Sande, W.M.; Roos, P.C.; Gerkema, T.; Hulscher, S.J.M.H. (2023). Shorter estuarine dunes and upstream migration due to intratidal variations in stratification. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 281: 108216. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108216, more van Maren, D.S.; Maushake, C.; Mol, J.-W.; van Keulen, D.; Jürges, J.; Vroom, J.; Schuttelaars, H.; Gerkema, T.; Schulz, K.; Badewien, T.H.; Gerriets, M.; Engels, A.; Wurpts, A.; Oberrecht, D.; Manning, A.J.; Bailey, T.; Ross, L.; Mohrholz, V.; Horemans, D. M.L.; Becker, M.; Post, D.; Schmidt, C.; Dankers, P.J.T. (2023). Synoptic observations of sediment transport and exchange mechanisms in the turbid Ems Estuary: the EDoM campaign. ESSD 15(1): 53-73. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-53-2023, more Donatelli, C.; Duran-Matute, M.; Gräwe, U.; Gerkema, T. (2022). Statistical detection of spatio-temporal patterns in the salinity field within an inter-tidal basin. Est. Coast. 45: 2345-2361. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12237-022-01089-3, more Donatelli, C.; Duran-Matute, M.; Gräwe, U.; Gerkema, T. (2022). Residual circulation and freshwater retention within an event-driven system of intertidal basins. J. Sea Res. 186: 102242. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2022.102242, more Zhu, Z.; Slangen, A.; Zhu, Q.; Gerkema, T.; Bouma, T.J.; Yang, Z. (2022). The role of tides and winds in shaping seed dispersal in coastal wetlands. Limnol. Oceanogr. 67(3): 646-659. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.12024, more de Smit, J.C.; Kleinhans, M.G.; Gerkema, T.; Bouma, T.J. (2021). Quantifying natural sediment erodibility using a mobile oscillatory flow channel. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 262: 107574. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107574, more Schulz, K.; Klingbeil, K.; Morys, C.; Gerkema, T. (2021). The fate of mud nourishment in response to short-term wind forcing. Est. Coast. 44: 88-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00767-4, more van der Kaaden, A.-S.; Mohn, C.; Gerkema, T.; Maier, S.R.; de Froe, E.; van de Koppel, J.; Rietkerk, M.; Soetaert, K.; van Oevelen, D. (2021). Feedbacks between hydrodynamics and cold-water coral mound development. Deep-Sea Res., Part 1, Oceanogr. Res. Pap. 178: 103641. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103641, more van der Sande, W.M.; Roos, P.C.; Gerkema, T.; Hulscher, S.J.M.H. (2021). Gravitational circulation as driver of upstream migration of estuarine sand dunes. Geophys. Res. Lett. 48(14): e2021GL093337. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2021gl093337, more Zhu, Q.; Zhu, Z.; Nauta, R.; Timmermans, K.R.; Jiang, L.; Cai, Y.; Yang, Z.; Gerkema, T. (2021). Impact of off-bottom seaweed cultivation on turbulent variation in the hydrodynamic environment: A flume experiment study with mimic and natural Saccharina latissima thalli. Sci. Total Environ. 797: 149048. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149048, more de Smit, J.; Kleinhans, M.G.; Gerkema, T.; Timmermans, K.R.; Bouma, T.J. (2020). Introducing the TiDyWAVE field flume: A method to quantify natural ecosystem resilience against future storm waves. Limnol. Oceanogr., Methods 18(10): 585-598. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10386, more Hermans, T.H.J.; Le Bars; Katsman, C.A.; Camargo; Gerkema, T.; Calafat, F.M.; Tinker, J.; Slangen, A.B.A. (2020). Drivers of interannual sea‐level variability on the Northwestern European Shelf. JGR: Oceans 125(10): e2020JC016325. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020jc016325, more Jiang, L,; Gerkema, T.; Kromkamp, J.; van der Wal, D.; Carrasco de la Cruz, P.M.; Soetaert, K. (2020). Drivers of the spatial phytoplankton gradient in estuarine–coastal systems: generic implications of a case study in a Dutch tidal bay. Biogeosciences 17(16): 4135-4152. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4135-2020, more Jiang, L.; Gerkema, T.; Idier, D.; Slangen, A.; Soetaert, K. (2020). Effects of sea-level rise on tides and sediment dynamics in a Dutch tidal bay. Ocean Sci. 16: 307-321. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-307-2020, more Rovira-Navarro, M.; Gerkema, T.; Maas, L.R.M.; van der Wal, W.; van Ostayen, R.; Vermeersen, B. (2020). Tides in subsurface oceans with meridional varying thickness. Icarus 343: 113711. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2020.113711, more Schulz, K.; Burchard, H.; Mohrholz, V.; Holtermann, P.; Schuttelaars, H.M.; Becker, M.; Maushake, C.; Gerkema, T. (2020). Intratidal and spatial variability over a slope in the Ems estuary: Robust along-channel SPM transport versus episodic events. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 243: 106902. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106902, more Baptist, M.J.; Gerkema, T.; Van Prooijen, B.C.; Van Maren, D.S.; van Regteren, M.; Schulz, K.; Colosimo, I.; Vroom, J.; van Kessel, T.; Grasmeijer, B.; Willemsen, P.; Elschot, K.; De Groot, A.V.; Cleveringa, J.; van Eekelen, E.M.M.; Schuurman, F.; De Lange, H.J.; van Puijenbroek, M.E.B. (2019). Beneficial use of dredged sediment to enhance salt marsh development by applying a ‘Mud Motor’. Ecol. Eng. 127: 312-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.11.019, more Jiang, L.; Gerkema, T.; Wijsman, J.W.M.; Soetaert, K. (2019). Comparing physical and biological impacts on seston renewal in a tidal bay with extensive shellfish culture. J. Mar. Syst. 194: 102-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2019.03.003, more Jiang, L.; Soetaert, K.; Gerkema, T. (2019). Decomposing the intra-annual variability of flushing characteristics in a tidal bay along the North Sea. J. Sea Res. 115: 101821. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2019.101821, more Rovira-Navarro, M.; Rieutord, M.; Gerkema, T.; Maas, L.R.M.; van der Wal, W.; Vermeersen, B. (2019). Do tidally-generated inertial waves heat the subsurface oceans of Europa and Enceladus? Icarus 321: 126-140. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2018.11.010, more Frederikse, T.; Gerkema, T. (2018). Multi-decadal variability in seasonal mean sea level along the North Sea coast. Ocean Sci. 14(6): 1491-1501. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-14-1491-2018, more Schulz, K.; Gerkema, T. (2018). An inversion of the estuarine circulation by sluice water discharge and its impact on suspended sediment transport. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 200: 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.09.031, more Vermeersen, B.L.A.; Slangen, A.B.A.; Gerkema, T.; Baart, F.; Cohen, K.M.; Dangendorf, S.; Duran-Matute, M.; Frederikse, T.; Grinsted, A.; Hijma, M.P.; Jevrejeva, S.; Kiden, P.; Kleinherenbrink, M.; Meijles, E.W.; Palmer, M.D.; Rietbroek, R.; Riva, R.E.M.; Schulz, E.; Slobbe, D.C.; Simpson, M.J.R.; Sterlini, P.; Stocchi, P.; van de Wal, R.S.W.; Van der Wegen, M. (2018). Sea-level change in the Dutch Wadden Sea. Geol. Mijnb. 97(3): 79-127. https://doi.org/10.1017/njg.2018.7, more Gerkema, T.; Philippart, C.J.M.; van der Veer, H.W. (2017). North Sea coastal ecology: Preface. J. Sea Res. 127: 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2017.06.016, more Gerkema, T.; Duran-Matute, M. (2017). Interannual variability of mean sea level and its sensitivity to wind climate in an inter-tidal basin. Earth System Dynamics 8(4): 1223-1235. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-1223-2017, more Hufnagl, M.; Payne, M.; Lacroix, G.; Bolle, L.J.; Daewel, U.; Dickey-Collas, M.; Gerkema, T.; Huret, M.; Janssen, F.; Kreus, M.; Pätsch, J.; Pohlmann, T.; Ruardij, P.; Schrum, C.; Skogen, M.D.; Tiessen, M.C.H.; Petitgas, P.; van Beek, J.K.L.; van der Veer, H.W.; Callies, U. (2017). Variation that can be expected when using particle tracking models in connectivity studies. J. Sea Res. 127: 133-149. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2017.04.009, more Nauw, J.; Philippart, C.J.M.; Duran-Matute, M.; Gerkema, T. (2017). Estimates of exposure times in the Wadden Sea : A comparison of methods. J. Sea Res. 127: 12-25. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2017.03.015, more Philippart, C.J.M.; Gerkema, T.; van der Veer, H.W. (2017). North Sea coastal ecology : Future challenges. J. Sea Res. 127: 227-230. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2017.07.004, more Tiessen, M.C.H.; Eleveld, M.A.; Nauw, J.J.; Nechad, B.; Gerkema, T. (2017). Depth dependence and intra-tidal variability of Suspended Particulate Matter transport in the East Anglian plume. J. Sea Res. 127: 2-11. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2017.03.008, more van der Hout, C.M.; Witbaard, R.; Bergman, M.J.N.; Duineveld, G.C.A.; Rozemeijer, M.J.C.; Gerkema, T. (2017). The dynamics of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and chlorophyll- a from intratidal to annual time scales in a coastal turbidity maximum. J. Sea Res. 127: 105-118. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2017.04.011, more Aguiar-González, B.; Gerkema, T. (2016). Limiting amplitudes of fully nonlinear interfacial tides and solitons. Nonlinear Process Geophys. 23: 285–305. dx.doi.org/10.5194/npg-23-285-2016, more Bordois, L.; Auclair, F.; Paci, A.; Dossmann, Y.; Gerkema, T.; Nguyen, C. (2016). Tidal energy redistribution among vertical modes in a fluid with a mid-depth pycnocline. Phys. Fluids 28(10): 101701. dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4964759, more Duran-Matute, M.; Gerkema, T.; Sassi, M. (2016). Quantifying the residual volume transport through a multiple-inlet system in response to wind forcing: The case of the western Dutch Wadden Sea. JGR: Oceans 121(12): 8888-8903. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016JC011807, more Gräwe, U.; Flöser, G.; Gerkema, T.; Duran-Matute, M.; Badewien, T.H.; Schulz, E.; Burchard, H. (2016). A numerical model for the entire Wadden Sea: Skill assessment and analysis of hydrodynamics. JGR: Oceans 121: 5231-5251. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016JC011655, more Sassi, M.G.; Gerkema, T.; Duran-Matute, M.; Nauw, J.J. (2016). Residual water transport in the Marsdiep tidal inlet inferred from observations and a numerical model. J. Mar. Res. 74(1): 21–42. dx.doi.org/10.1357/002224016818377586, more Duran Matute, M.; Gerkema, T. (2015). Calculating residual flows through a multiple-inlet system: the conundrum of the tidal period. Ocean Dynamics 65: :1461–1475. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10236-015-0875-1, more Sassi, M.G.; Duran-Matute, M.; van Kessel, T.; Gerkema, T. (2015). Variability of residual fluxes of suspended sediment in a multiple tidal-inlet system: the Dutch Wadden Sea. Ocean Dynamics 65: 1321–1333. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10236-015-0866-2, more van der Hout, C.M.; Gerkema, T.; Nauw, J.J.; Ridderinkhof, H. (2015). Observations of a narrow zone of high suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations along the Dutch coast. Cont. Shelf Res. 95: 27-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2015.01.002, more Duran-Matute, M.; Gerkema, T.; de Boer, G.J.; Nauw, J.; Grawe, U. (2014). Residual circulation and freshwater transport in the Dutch Wadden Sea: a numerical modelling study. Ocean Sci. 10: 611– 632. dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-10-611-2014, more Gerkema, T.; Nauw, J.J.; van der Hout, C.M. (2014). Measurements on the transport of suspended particulate matter in the Vlie Inlet. Geol. Mijnb. 93(3): 95-105. dx.doi.org/10.1017/njg.2014.7 , more Tiessen, M.C.H.; Fernand, L.; Gerkema, T.; van der Molen, J.; Ruardij, P.; van der Veer, H.W. (2014). Numerical modelling of physical processes governing larval transport in the southern North Sea. Ocean Sci. 10: 357-376. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/os-10-357-2014, more Gerkema, T.; Maas, L.R.M.; van Haren, H. (2013). A Note on the Role of Mean Flows in Doppler-Shifted Frequencies. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 43(2): 432-441. dx.doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-12-090.1, more Magalhaes, J.M.; da Silva, J.C.B.; Batista, M.; Gostiaux, L.; Gerkema, T.; New, A.L.; Jeans, D.R.G. (2013). On the detectability of internal waves by an imaging lidar. Geophys. Res. Lett. 40(13): 3429–3434. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/grl.50669, more da Silva, J.C.B.; Magalhães, J.M.; Gerkema, T.; Maas, L.R.M. (2012). Internal solitary waves in the Red Sea: An unfolding mystery. Oceanography 25(2): 96-107. dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2012.45 , more Gerkema, T.; van Haren, H. (2012). Absence of internal tidal beams due to non-uniform stratification. J. Sea Res. 74: 2-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2012.03.008, more King, B.; Stone, M.; Zhang, H.P.; Gerkema, T.; Marder, M.; Scott, R.B.; Swinney, H.L. (2012). Buoyancy frequency profiles and internal semidiurnal tide turning depths in the oceans. J. Geophys. Res. 117. dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011JC007681, more Mercier, M.J.; Mathur, M.; Gostiaux, L.; Gerkema, T.; Magalhães, J.M.; da Silva, J.C.B.; Dauxois, T. (2012). Soliton generation by internal tidal beams impinging on a pycnocline: laboratory experiments. J. Fluid Mech. 704: 37-60. dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2012.191, more Gerkema, T. (2011). Comment on “Internal-tide energy over topography” by S. M. Kelly et al. J. Geophys. Res. 116(C07029): 1-3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2010JC006611, more Grisouard, N.; Staquet, C.; Gerkema, T. (2011). Generation of internal solitary waves in a pycnocline by an internal wave beam: a numerical study. J. Fluid Mech. 676: 491-513. dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2011.61, more Winters, K.B.; Bouruet-Aubertot, P.; Gerkema, T. (2011). Critical reflection and abyssal trapping of near-inertial waves on a ß-plane. J. Fluid Mech. 684: 111-136. dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2011.280, more
Peer reviewed publications (2) [show]
Gerkema, T.; Maas, L. (2013). Wiskundige aspecten van interne golven. Nieuw Arch. Wisk. 5/14(3): 172-176, more Gerkema, T.; Gostiaux, L. (2012). A brief history of the Coriolis force. Europhys. News 43(2): 14-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2012202, more
Books (3) [show]
Gerkema, T. (2019). An introduction to tides. Cambridge University Press.: Cambridge. ISBN 9781316998793. 213 pp., more Gerkema, T. (2016). An Introduction to Tides. NIOZ: Yerseke. 88 pp., more Gerkema, T.; Zimmerman, J.T.F. (2008). An introduction to internal waves. Lecture notes. NIOZ: Texel. 207 pp., more
Book chapters (2) [show]
Tiessen, M.; Nauw, J.J.; Ruardij, P.; Gerkema, T. (2012). Numerical modeling of physical processes in the North Sea and Wadden Sea with GETM/GOTM, in: Kranenburg, W.M. et al. Jubilee Conference Proceedings NCK-days 2012 : crossing borders in coastal research. pp. 197-200. http://dx.doi.org/10.3990/2.197, more van der Hout, C.M.; Gerkema, T.; Nauw, J.J.; Ridderinkhof, H. (2012). Observations of suspended matter along the Dutch coast, in: Kranenburg, W.M. et al. Jubilee Conference Proceedings NCK-days 2012 : crossing borders in coastal research. pp. 213-217. dx.doi.org/10.3990/2.200, more
Report [show]
Philippart, K.; Blauw, A.; Bolhuis, H.; Brandenburg, K.; Brussaard, C.; Gerkema, T.; Herman, P.; Hommersom, A.; Jacobs, P.; Laanen, M.; van Leeuwe, M.A.; van den Oever, A.; Peters, S.; Philippart, M.; Pitarch, J.; Prins, T.; Ruddick, K.; Spaias, L.; van de Waal, D.; Van der Zande, D.; Zuur, A. (2020). Quick scan zeeschuim. NIOZ/Bureau Waardenburg/Deltares/Highland Statistics/CNR/KBIN/NIOO-KNAW/Rijkswaterstaat (RWS-WVL)/Technische Universiteit Delft/Universiteit van Amsterdam/Universiteit Utrecht/Rijksuniversiteit Groningen/Water Insight BV: Texel. 51 pp., more
Other publications (2) [show]
Gerkema, T.; Duran-Matute, M. (2016). Grilligheid én regelmaat in de getijperiode. Ned. Tijdschr. Natuurkd. 82(7): 265-267, more Gerkema, T. (2013). The distribution of bathymetric slopes in the ocean in relation to critical reflection of internal waves. Fundamentalnaja i Prikladnaja Gidrofizika = Fundamental and Applied Hydrophysics 6(3): 14-18, more
Thesis (co-)promotor (3) [show]
Henkens, S. (2020). Time-series analysis on interannual variability of meteorological factors influencing sea level in the Southern Bight of the North Sea. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Gent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen, Gent, Brussel. 83 pp., more Rabitti, A. (2016). Understanding the Equatorial Ocean: Theoretical and Observational Studies. PhD Thesis. [S.n.]: [s.l.]. ISBN 978-94-6299-262-7. 215 pp. hdl.handle.net/1874/330921, more Aguiar Gonzalez, B. (2013). Breeze-forced oscillations and strongly nonlinear tide-generated internal solitons. PhD Thesis. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: [s.l.]. 1-186 pp., more
Thesis supervisor (4) [show]
Andrawina, Y (2021). Present-Day Sea-Level Change Along The South American Atlantic Coastline From Tide Gauges And Satellite Altimetry Data (1993-2019) . MSc Thesis. NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research: Yerseke. 60 pp., more Brils, F. (2021). Influence of wind on the Dutch Wadden Sea's freshwater dynamics. MSc Thesis. NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research: Yerseke. 57 pp., more Oudijk, E. (2021). Short- and Long-Term Effects of Freshwater Discharge on Sea-Level Variability in Back-Barrier Estuaries . MSc Thesis. NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research: Yerseke. 72 pp., more Zhu, Q. (2018). Impact of off-bottom seaweed cultivation on fluid and sediment dynamics. NIOZ Royal Institute for Sea Research: Yerseke. 25 pp., more

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