Herbert ter Maat

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Researcher Land-Atmosphere Interactions

e-mail: herbert.termaat(at)wur.nl

tel: +31 317 486429
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My name is Herbert ter Maat and I work as a researcher on investigating feedbacks between the land surface and the atmosphere using a spectra of models. In past years I have been working on several modelling projects in the Sahel (Africa), Amazonia (Brazil), India (Haryana) and Europe. More recent studies have a strong focus on (1) the exchange of CO2 between land surface and atmosphere and (2) the implication of adaptation measures in the Rhine river basin using a hydrology-atmosphere model. These studies will also be a part of my PhD-thesis which I hope to finish soon (watch this space!).

In my spare time you can find me outdoors (cycling, walking), working out (fitness), or enjoying a good movie.


 

 Herbert ter Maat
Research Interest

  • meteorology
  • land-atmosphere interactions
  • regional atmospheric modelling (eulerian/lagrangian)
  • effect of land use (changes) on regional meteorology
  • air quality


Current Research

  • Simulation of carbon exchange using a regional model:
    • The Netherlands (Climate changes spatial planning ME2)
    • Southwest France (EU CarboEurope-IP)
  • The relative importance of topography and land use on the Veluwe rainfall maximum in The Netherlands (Climate changes spatial planning ACER)
  • Coupled hydrology-atmosphere model: basin scale (Rhine river basin)
  • Source sink discrimination within the footprint of an observational tower


Recent publications

  • Dolman, A.J, R.W.A. Hutjes, G.J. Nabuurs, M.J. Schelhaas, H.W. ter Maat, E. Moors, J. Huygen, R. Haarsma, R. Ronda, M. Schaeffer, R. Leemans, L. Bouwman, G. Busch, B. Eickhout, E. Kreileman, B. Strenger, B. de Vries, F. Willemsen, C. Dorland, R. Tol, A. Verhagen, L. Vleeshouwers, G. Kruseman, E.C. van Ierland, A.A.M. Holtslag, R. Ronda (2001) Land Use, Climate and Biogeochemical Cycles: Feedbacks and Options for Emission Reduction. NOP Report no. 410 200 107, 222 pp
  • Dolman, A.J., Van Der Molen, M.K., Ter Maat, H.W., Hutjes, R.W.A. (2004) The effects of forests on mesoscale atmospheric processes. In Mencuccini, M., Grace J.C., Moncrieff, J.,and McNaughton, K. (eds) “Forest at the Land-Atmosphere Interface”
  • Hutjes, R.W.A., B. Gioli, M. Schumacher, H.W. Ter Maat, A.J. Dolman, F. Bosveld, A. Vermeulen, J. Vila (2002) Integrating surface and boundary layer observations of CO2 exchange in heterogeneous landscapes: experiences from the RECAB campaign in the Netherlands, Proceedings of 15th symposium on boundary layers and turbulence, pp. 528-531
  • Hutjes, R.W.A., Ter Maat, H.W., Ohba, R. (2006). Irrigation produces rain. Grid IPTRID Network Magazine, 2006(25), 6-8.
  • Hutjes, R.W.A., Ter Maat, H.W., Ohba, R., Ueda, H. (2006) Meteorological impact assessment of possible large scale irrigation in Southwest Saudi Arabia. In: Proceedings of the 1st iLEAPS Science Conference, pp. 197-198
  • Jacobs, C.M.J., Moors, E.J., Ter Maat, H.W., Teuling, R. (2005) Validation of ELDAS products using in situ observations, in: Proceedings of the ECMWF/ELDAS workshop on land surface assimilation. - Reading (UK): ECMWF, 2005 - pp. 167-177
  • Kroes, J.G., P. Droogers, R. Kumar, W. Immerzeel, R.S. Khatri, A. Roelevink, H.W. ter Maat, D.S. Dabas (2003) ‘A regional approach to model water productivity’, in: J.C. van Dam and R.S. Malik (eds.) Water productivity of irrigated crops in Sirsa district, India pp. 101-120
  • Ter Maat, H., Waterloo, M.J. (2003) Modelling the water and energy balances of Amazonian rainforest and pasture, in: P. Kabat, M.O. Andreae, M.A. Silva-Dias, J.A. Veraart & N.J. Brink (eds.) Dutch nat. Res. Programme global Air Pollut. Climate Change Rep. 410200125, pp. 45-50
  • Ter Maat, H.W., Hutjes, R.W.A. (2006) Simulation of carbon exchange using a regional model. In: Proceedings of the 1st iLEAPS Science Conference, pp. 353-355
  • Ter Maat, H.W., Hutjes, R.W.A., Ohba, R., Ueda, H., Bisselink, B., Bauer, T. (2006) Meteorological impact assessment of possible large scale irrigation in Southwest Saudi Arabia. Global And Planetary Change, 54, pp. 183-201
  • Ter Maat, H.W., E.J. Moors, R.W.A. Hutjes, R. Janssen, A.J. Dolman (2007) The relative importance of topography and land use on the Veluwe rainfall maximum in The Netherlands, Proceedings of EGU General Symposium 2007
  • Ter Maat, H.W., E.J. Moors, R. Janssen, R.W.A. Hutjes, A.J. Dolman (2007) The relative importance of topography and land use on the Veluwe rainfall maximum in The Netherlands. Proceedings of 28th conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.
  • Sarrat, C., J. Noilhan, A.J. Dolman, C. Gerbig, R. Ahmadov, L.F. Tolk, A.G.C.A. Meesters, R.W.A. Hutjes, H.W. Ter Maat, G. Pérez-Landa, S. Donier (2007) Atmospheric CO2 modeling at the regional scale:an intercomparison of 5 meso-scale atmospheric models. Biogeosciences, 4, pp. 1115-11126
  • Jacobs, C.M.J., E.J. Moors, H.W. Ter Maat, A.J. Teuling, G. Balsamo, K. Bergaoui, J. Ettema, M. Lange, B.J.J.M. van den Hurk, P. Viterbo (2008) Evaluation of European Land Data Assimilation System (ELDAS) products using in situ observations. Tellus A, 60, pp. 1023-1037


Presentations at meetings (a selection)

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