Prof. Dr. Matthias  Tomczak
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Prof. Dr. Matthias Tomczak

Professor
Flinders University, South Australia


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Equivalent from University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

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Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
100%
Environmental Assessment
62%
Environmental Monitoring
90%
Fresh Water Quality
75%
Oceanography
55%

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Selected Publications

  1. Tomczak, M., 2016. Towards a materialist concept of the history of science: Muslim science fuses East and West. Int. J. Religion Spirit. Soc., 6: 49-59.
  2. Herraiz-Borreguero, L., J. Church, I. Allison, B. Pena-Molino, R. Coleman, M. Tomczak and M. Craven, 2016. Seasonal water mass transformation, ocean current variability and deep convection processes along the Amery ice Shelf calving front. J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 121. 10.1002/2016JC011858.
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  3. Tomczak, M., 2015. Towards a materialist concept of the history of science: The separation of philosophy and religion. Int. J. Religion Spirit. Soc., 5: 25-33.
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  4. Tomczak, M., 2015. Towards a materialist concept of the history of science: The development of number systems. Int. J. Sci. Soc., 6: 15-22.
  5. Tomczak, M., 2015. Towards a materialist concept of the history of science: Renaissance and enlightenment. Int. J. Sci. Soc., 7: 31-42.
  6. Tomczak, M., 2014. On the driving forces of science. Int. J. Sci. Soc., 5: 1-10.
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  7. Mignot, J., C. de Boyer Montegut and M. Tomczak, 2009. On the porosity of barrier layers. Ocean Sci., 5: 379-387.
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  8. Tomczak, M., 2007. Variability of antarctic intermediate water properties in the South Pacific ocean. Ocean Sci., 3: 2021-2058.
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  9. Tomczak, M., 2007. Teaching environmental sciences in an evolving world. Oceanography, 20: 196-198.
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  10. Domingues, C.M., M.E. Malttrud, S.E. Wijffels, J.A. Church and M. Tomczak, 2007. Simulated lagrangian pathways between the leeuwin current system and the upper-ocean circulation of the Southeast Indian Ocean. Deep-Sea Res., 54: 797-817.
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  11. Tomczak, M., 2006. How good are your data? Oceanography, 19: 148-150.
  12. Tomczak, M., 2006. Embrace the web! Oceanography, 19: 182-184.
  13. Schmitt, L., S. Larsson, C. Schrumm, I. Alekseeva, M. Tomczak and K. Svedhage, 2006. 'Why they came': The colonization of the coast of Western Sweden and its environmental context at the end of the last glaciation. Oxford J. Archaeol., 25: 1-28.
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  14. Mata, M.M., J. Wijffels, J.A. Church and M. Tomczak, 2006. Statistical description of the East Australian current low-frequency variability from the WOCE PCM3 array. Mar. Freshwater Res., 57: 273-290.
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  15. Mata, M.M., J. Wijffels, J.A. Church and M. Tomczak, 2006. Eddy shedding and energy conversions in the East Australian current. J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 111. 10.1029/2006JC003592.
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  16. Henry-Edwards, A. and M. Tomczak, 2006. Remote detection of water property changes from a time series of oceanographic data. Ocean Sci., 2: 11-18.
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  17. Henry-Edwards, A. and M. Tomczak, 2006. Detecting changes in Labrador sea water through a water mass analysis of BATS data. Ocean Sci., 2: 19-25.
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  18. Domingues, C.M., S.E. Wijffels, M.E. Malttrud, J.A. Church and M. Tomczak, 2006. Role of eddies in cooling the Leeuwin current. Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 33. 10.1029/2005GL025216.
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  19. Tomczak, M., 2005. The importance of being quantitative. Oceanography, 18: 136-138.
  20. Tomczak, M., 2005. In the oceanography classroom: Catering to the multitudes. Oceanography, 18: 256-259.
  21. Tomczak, M. and S. Liefrink, 2005. Interannual variations of water mass volumes in the Southern ocean. J. Atmos. Ocean Sci., 10: 31-42.
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  22. Henry-Edwards, A. and M. Tomczak, 2005. Remote detection of water property changes from a time series of oceanographic data. Ocean Sci. Discuss., 2: 399-415.
  23. Henry-Edwards, A. and M. Tomczak, 2005. Detecting changes in Labrador sea water through a water mass analysis of BATS data. Ocean Sci. Discuss., 2: 417-435.
  24. Tomczak, M., L. Pender and S. Liefrink, 2004. Variability of the subtropical front in the Indian ocean South of Australia. Ocean Dyn., 54: 506-519.
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  25. Tomczak, M., 2004. In the oceanography classroom: Why we have to teach scientific ethics in the oceanography classroom. Oceanography, 17: 207-209.
  26. Tomczak, M., 2004. In the oceanography classroom: Education for the transition from student to scientist. Oceanography, 17: 121-123.
  27. Leffanue, H. and M. Tomczak, 2004. Using OMP analysis to observe temporal variability in water mass distribution. J. Mar. Syst., 48: 3-14.
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  28. Tomczak, M., 2003. In the oceanography classroom: Undergraduate oceanography education in a global world. Oceanography, 16: 134-135.
  29. Tomczak, M., 2003. In the oceanography classroom: Graduate oceanography education in a global world. Oceanography, 16: 104-105.
  30. Tomczak, M. and J.S. Godfrey, 2003. Regional Oceanography: An Introduction. 2nd Edn., Daya Publishing House, Delhi, Pages: 390.
  31. Tippins, D. and M. Tomczak, 2003. Meridional turner angles and density compensation in the upper ocean. Ocean Dyn., 53: 332-342.
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  32. Leffanue, H. and M. Tomczak, 2002. Changes of water mass properties observed in the Bermuda time series (BATS). CLIVAR Exchanges, 7: 47-48.
  33. James, C., M. Tomczak, I. Helmond and L. Pender, 2002. Summer and winter surveys of the subtropical front of the South Eastern Indian ocean 1997-1998. J. Mar. Syst., 37: 129-149.
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  34. Wu, W., M. Tomczak, X. Fang and D. Wu, 2001. The barrier layer in the Southern region of the South China sea. Chinese Sci. Bull., 46: 1388-1392.
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  35. Lebedev, I., M. Tomczak and J.L. Redelsperger, 2001. Tropical ocean response to atmospheric forcing at kilometer scales. J. Geophys. Res., 106: 11399-11410.
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  36. Tomczak, M., 2000. An introduction to online physical oceanography. Oceanography, 13: 104-105.
  37. Mata, M.M., M. Tomczak, S. Wijffels and J.A. Church, 2000. East Australian current volume transports at 30°S: Estimates from the world ocean circulation experiment hydrographic sections PR11/P6 and the PCM3 current meter array. J. Geophys. Res., 105: 28509-28526.
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  38. Tomczak, M., 1999. Some historical, theoretical and applied aspects of quantitative water mass analysis. J. Mar. Res., 57: 275-303.
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  39. Tomczak, M., 1999. Potential vorticity as a tracer in quantitative water mass analysis. Int. WOCE Newslett., 36: 6-10.
  40. Tomczak, M., 1999. Global water mass analysis, a symposium of IAPSO at the IUGG general assembly. Int. WOCE Newslett., 36: 10-11.
  41. Poole, R. and M. Tomczak, 1999. Optimum multiparameter analysis of the water mass structure in the Atlantic ocean thermocline. Deep-Sea Res., 46: 1895-1921.
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  42. Lebedev, I. and M. Tomczak, 1999. Rainfall measurements with navigational radar. J. Geophys. Res., 104: 13697-13708.
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  43. Herzfeld, M. and M. Tomczak, 1999. Bottom-driven upwelling generated by eastern intensi¬fication in closed and semi-closed basins with a sloping bottom. Mar. Freshwater Res., 50: 613-627.
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  44. Domingues, C. M., S. Wijffels, M. Tomczak and J.A. Church, 1999. Volume transports and structure of the Leeuwin current at 22°S-WOCE ICM6. Int. WOCE Newslett., 37: 36-40.
  45. Tomczak, M. and M. Herzfeld, 1998. Pollutant pathways between Mururoa and other polynesian islands, based on numerical model trajectories. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 36: 288-297.
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  46. Mata, M.M., S. Wijffels, M. Tomczak and J.A. Church, 1998. East Australian current volume transports from PCM3 array. Int. WOCE Newslett., 32: 18-21.
  47. Karstensen, J. and M. Tomczak, 1998. Age determination of mixed water masses with CFC and oxygen data. J. Geophys. Res., 103: 10599-10610.
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  48. Tomczak, M. and C. Andrew, 1997. Eddy formation in the Antarctic Intermediate Water of the subtropical South Pacific Ocean. J. Mar. Atmos. Res., 1: 8-12.
  49. Schodlok, M.P., M. Tomczak and N. White, 1997. Deep sections through the South Australian Basin and across the Australian‐antarctic discordance. Geophys. Res. Lett., 24: 2785-2788.
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  50. Schodlok, M. and M. Tomczak, 1997. The circulation South of Australia derived from an inverse model Geophys. Res. Lett., 24: 2781-2784.
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  51. Ribbe, J. and M. Tomczak, 1997. On convection and the formation of subantarctic mode water in the Fine Resolution Antarctic Model (FRAM). J. Mar. Syst., 13: 137-154.
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  52. Ribbe, J. and M. Tomczak, 1997. Effect of the missing Indonesian throughflow in the fine resolution antarctic model.c J. Phys. Oceanogr., 27: 445-455.
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  53. Karstensen, J. and M. Tomczak, 1997. Ventilation processes and water mass ages in the thermocline of the Southeast Indian ocean. Geophys. Res. Lett., 24: 2777-2780.
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  54. Herzfeld, M. and M. Tomczak, 1997. Numerical modelling of the sea surface temperature and circulation in the Great Australian Bight. Prog. Oceanog., 39: 29-78.
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  55. Tomczak, M., P. Otto, J. Church and F. Boland, 1996. Transport estimates for the East Australian current from the PCM3 mooring array. Int. WOCE Newslett., 23: 29-30.
  56. Tomczak, M. and C.J.F. Andrew, 1996. Advection and diffusion in coastal upwelling events. Bull. Aust. Met. Oceanogr. Soc., 9: 41-48.
  57. Tomczak, M. and C. Andrew, 1996. Eddy formation in the antarctic intermediate water of the subtropical South Pacific ocean. Int. WOCE Newslett., 22: 23-29.
  58. Ribbe, J., M. Tomczak and C. Tuniz, 1996. On the distribution of bomb carbon-14 in the Southern ocean. Int. WOCE Newslett., 23: 26-28.
  59. Tomczak, M., 1995. Salinity variability in the surface layer of the tropical western Pacific ocean. J. Geophys. Res., 100: 20499-20515.
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  60. Tomczak, M., 1995. Salinity variability in the surface layer of the tropical Western Pacific ocean during the TOGA/COARE intensive observation period. TOGA Notes, 18: 1-7.
  61. Stramma, L., R.G. Peterson and M. Tomczak, 1995. The South Pacific current. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 25: 77-91.
  62. Ribbe, J. and M. Tomczak, 1995. Modelling radiocarbon uptake by the Southern ocean. Int. WOCE Newslett., 19: 27-30.
  63. Krause, G. and M. Tomczak, 1995. Do marine scientists have a scientific view of the earth? Oceanography, 8: 11-16.
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  64. Cai, W., M. Tomczak and R.J. Allan, 1995. Effect of hemispheric conjugate atmospheric variations and global warming on North Atlantic deep water formation in a global ocean general circulation model. Global Atmosphere Ocean Syst., 2: 325-350.
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  65. Tomczak, M., D.G.B. Large and N. Nancarrow, 1994. Identification of diapycnal mixing through optimum multiparameter analysis I: Test of feasibility and sensitivity. J. Geophys. Res., 99: 25267-25274.
  66. Tomczak, M. and J.S. Godfrey, 1994. Regional Oceanography: An Introduction. 1st Edn., Pergamon, Oxford, ISBN-13: 9781483287614, Pages: 422.
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  67. Szymanska, K. and M. Tomczak, 1994. Subduction of central water near the subtropical front in the Southern Tasman sea. Deep sea research part I. Oceanogr. Res., 41: 1373-1386.
  68. Luick, J.L., R. Ka and M. Tomczak, 1994. On the formation and spreading of the bass strait cascade. Continental Shelf Research, 14: 385-399.
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  69. Klein, B. and M. Tomczak, 1994. Identification of diapycnal mixing through optimum multiparameter analysis: II. Evidence for unidirectional diapycnal mixing in the front between North and South Atlantic Central Water. J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 99: 25272-25280.
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  70. You, Y. and M. Tomczak, 1993. Thermocline circulation and ventilation in the Indian Ocean derived from water mass analysis. Deep Sea Res. Part I: Oceanogr. Res. Pap., 40: 13-56.
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  71. You, Y. and M. Tomczak, 1993. Observations of the barrier layer during TOGA-COARE. TOGA Notes, 13: 1-5.
  72. Sprintall, J. and M. Tomczak, 1993. On the formation of Central Water and thermocline ventilation in the southern hemisphere. Deep Sea Res. Part I: Oceanogr. Res. Papers, 40: 827-848.
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  73. Ribbe, J. and M. Tomczak, 1993. Reply to A. Doury: An impact assessment for the french nuclear test sites in french Polynesia. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 26: 530-530.
  74. Hinrichsen, H.H. and M. Tomczak, 1993. Optimum multiparameter analysis of the water mass structure in the western North Atlantic ocean. J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 98: 10155-10169.
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  75. England, M.H., J.S. Godfrey, A.C. Hirst and M. Tomczak, 1993. The mechanism for Antarctic Intermediate Water renewal in a world ocean model. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 23: 1553-1560.
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  76. Sprintall, J. and M. Tomczak, 1992. Evidence of the barrier layer in the surface layer of the tropics. J. Geophys. Res., 97: 7305-7316.
  77. England, M.H., M. Tomczak and J.S. Godfrey, 1992. Water mass formation and Sverdrup dynamics: A comparison between climatology and a coupled ocean-atmosphere model. J. Mar. Syst., 3: 279-306.
  78. Villanoy, C. and M. Tomczak, 1991. The influence of bass strait water on the Tasman sea thermocline. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res., 42: 451-464.
  79. Tomczak, M., 1991. Water masses: We can see them, but can we define them? Ocean Model., 93: 8-10.
  80. England, M. and M. Tomczak, 1991. A model of water-mass formation in the world ocean. Ocean Model., 92: 2-4.
  81. Ribbe, J. and M. Tomczak, 1990. An impact assessment for the French nuclear weapon test sites in French Polynesia. Mar. Poll. Bull., 21: 536-542.
  82. Tomczak, M. and G. Krause, 1989. The Peters projection as a tool for oceanographers during WOCE. WOCE Newslett., 8: 9-11.
  83. Tomczak, M. and E. Tanner, 1989. An estimate of bass strait water movement in the Western Tasman sea during the Australian coastal experiment. Austr. J. Mar. Freshwater Res., 40: 465-469.
  84. Tomczak, M. and D.G.B. Large, 1989. Optimum multiparameter analysis of mixing in the thermocline of the eastern Indian ocean. J. Geophys. Res., 94: 16141-16149.
  85. Tomczak, M. and D. Hao, 1989. Water masses in the thermocline of the Coral sea. Deep-Sea Res., 36: 1503-1514.
  86. Tomczak, M., 1988. Island wakes in deep and shallow water. J. Geophys. Res., 93: 5153-5154.
  87. Tomczak, M., 1987. The bass strait water cascade during summer 1981/82. Continental Shelf Res., 7: 561-572.
  88. Tomczak, M. and Y.H. Gu, 1987. Water mass properties of the permanent thermocline in the western South Pacific ocean during WESTROPAC'82. Deep-Sea Res., 34: 1713-1731.
  89. Mackay, D.J., R. Scymczak, M. Tomczak and Y. Gu, 1987. Effects of mixed layer depth and an isolated coral reef on the strong complexing capacity of oligotrophic waters. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res., 38: 491-499.
  90. Tomczak, M., 1986. Coordinate systems for zero and first derivative properties of seawater. Ocean Model., 72: 6-10.
  91. Large, D. and M. Tomczak, 1986. Quantification of diapycnal mixing in a frontal region of the Eastern Indian ocean. Ocean Model., 72: 1-4.
  92. Gibbs, C.F., M. Tomczak and A.R. Longmore, 1986. The nutrient regime of Bass Strait. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res., 37: 451-466.
  93. Tomczak, M., 1985. The bass strait water cascade during winter 1981. Continental Shelf Res., 4: 255-278.
  94. Tomczak, M., 1984. Defining marine pollution: A comparison of definitions used by international conventions. Mar. Policy, 8: 311-322.
  95. Tomczak, M., 1983. Some Conclusions from the Port Hacking Estuary Project. In: Synthesis and Modelling of Intermittent Estuaries, Cuff, W. and M. Tomczak (Eds.)., Springer, New York, pp: 293-302.
  96. Tomczak, M., 1983. Lessons from a multidisciplinary study of Port Hacking Estuary. Wetlands (Aust.), 3: 51-54.
  97. Tomczak, M., 1983. Coral Sea Water Masses. In: Proceedings of the Inaugural Great Barrier Reef Conference Townsville Aug. 28 - Sept. 2, Baker, J.T., R.M. Carpenter, P.W. Sammarco and K.P. Stark (Eds.)., JCU Press, Townsville, pp: 461-466.
  98. Tomczak, M. and X.H. Fang, 1983. Attempt to determine some properties of the semidiurnal internal tide on the continental slope, Great Barrier Reef. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res., 34: 921-926.
  99. Cuff, W. and M. Tomczak, 1983. Synthesis and Modelling of Intermittent Estuaries. Springer-Verlag, New York, Pages: 302.
  100. Tomczak, M., 1982. Why is the oceanic TS-curve so tight? Ocean Modell., 47: 6-8.
  101. Tomczak, M., 1982. Water masses of the thermocline in the tropical Indian ocean. Trop. Ocean-Atmos. Newslett., 11: 4-6.
  102. Tomczak, M., 1982. The distribution of water masses at the surface from T-S diagram analysis in the CINECA area. Rapp. P.-V. Reun. Cons. Int. Explor. Mer., 180: 48-49.
  103. Tomczak, M., 1982. On the spreading and mixing of central water in the tropical areas of the oceans. Ocean Modell., 43: 7-8.
  104. Tomczak, M., 1982. New role for IOC (letter to the editor). Mar. Policy, 6: 60-60.
  105. Tomczak, M., 1981. Prediction of Environment Changes and the Struggle of the Third World for National Independence: The Case of the Peruvian Fisheries. In: Resources Management and Environmental Uncertainty: Lessons from Coastal Upwelling Fisheries, Glantz, M.H. and J. D. Thompson (Eds.)., John Wiley and Sons, New York, pp: 401-435.
  106. Tomczak, M., 1981. Longshore advection during an upwelling event in the canary current area as detected by airborne radiometer. Oceanol. Acta, 4: 161-169.
  107. Tomczak, M., 1981. Coastal upwelling systems and Eastern boundary currents: A review of terminology. Geoforum, 12: 179-191.
  108. Tomczak, M., 1981. Bass strait water intrusions in the Tasman sea and mean temperature-salinity curves. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res., 32: 699-708.
  109. Tomczak, M., 1981. An analysis of mixing in the frontal zone of South and North Atlantic Central water off North-West Africa. Progr. Oceanogr., 10: 173-191.
  110. Tomczak, M., 1981. A multi-parameter extension of TS-diagram techniques for the analysis of non-isopycnal mixing. Progr. Oceanogr., 10: 147-171.
  111. Tomczak, M., 1980. The IWC and the decimation of whale stocks (Comment on "the failure of the IWC, 1946-1966" by G.H. Elliot). Mar. Policy, 4: 79-81.
  112. Tomczak, M., 1980. A new method for the analysis of oceanic mixing. Ocean Model., 30: 6-8.
  113. Tomczak, M., 1980. A Review of Wust's Classification of the Major Deep-Sea Expeditions 1873-1960 and its Extension to Recent Oceanographic Research Programmes. In: Oceanography: The Past, Sears, M. and D. Merriman (Eds.)., Springer, New York, pp: 188-194.
  114. Tomczak, M. and P. Hughes, 1980. Three-dimensional variability of water masses and currents in the Canary current upwelling region. "Meteor" Forsch. Ergebn., A21: 1-24.
  115. Tomczak, M., 1979. The CINECA experience. Mar. Policy, 3: 59-65.
  116. Tomczak, M., 1979. Equatorial upwelling rates. Nature, 278: 307-308.
  117. Boje, R. and M. Tomczak, 1978. Upwelling Ecosystems. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Pages: 305.
  118. Boje, R. and M. Tomczak, 1978. Ecosystem Analysis and the Definition of Boundaries in Upwelling Regions. In: Upwelling Ecosystems, Boje, R. and M. Tomczak (Eds.)., Springer, Berlin, pp: 3-11.
  119. Tomczak, M., 1977. Continuous measurement of near-surface temperature and salinity in the NW African upwelling region between Canary Islands and Cap Vert during the winter of 1971/1972. Deep-Sea Res., 24: 1103-1119.
  120. Tomczak, M. and G. Miosga, 1976. The sea surface temperature as detected by airborne radiometer in the upwelling region off Cap Blanc, NW Africa. "Meteor" Forsch. Ergebn., A17: 1-20.
  121. Keunecke, K.H. and M. Tomczak, 1976. Evidence of increased turbulent mixing in the coastal jet of the NW-African upwelling region. "Meteor" Forsch. Ergebn., A17: 88-98.
  122. Tomczak, M., 1975. A numerical model of the circulation in Cienfuegos bay, Cuba. Estuarine Coastal Mar. Sci., 3: 391-412.
  123. Tomczak, M. and R.H. Kase, 1974. A linear theory of stationary coastal upwelling in a continuously stratified ocean with an unstratified shelf area. J. Mar. Res., 32: 365-376.
  124. Tomczak, M., 1973. Note on diffusion in coastal upwelling. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 3: 162-165.
  125. Tomczak, M., 1973. An investigation into the occurrence and development of cold water patches in the upwelling region off NW Africa (Robbreiten-Expedition 1970). "Meteor" Forsch. Ergebn, A13: 1-42.
  126. Tomczak, M., 1972. Problems of physical oceanography in coastal upwelling investigations. Geoforum, 3: 23-34.
  127. Tomczak, M., 1967. Uber eigenwerte freier und resonanz erzwungener interner Wellen in einem stetig geschichteten flachen Meer. Dtsch. Hydr. Z., 20: 217-232.
  128. Tomczak, M., 1966. Winderzeugte interne Wellen, insbesondere im Periodenbereich oberhalb der Tragheitsperiode. Dtsch. Hydr. Z., 19: 1-21.
  129. Tomczak, M., 1966. Uber winderzeugte interne Wellen. Z. Geoph., 32: 357-364.