tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144583692708132822024-03-08T04:16:11.837-08:00Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitsThis is the blog of the Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units hosted by the Department of Geography at Maynooth University. It is primarily used to highlight newly published research and activities that may be of general interest.PeterThornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02438826461353615177noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-59562212851725110942024-03-08T04:15:00.000-08:002024-03-08T04:15:40.397-08:00International Women's Day - Spotlight on Dr. Helen Shaw - Mud and microscopes.It is International Women’s Day, time to celebrate our achievements and consider the past and the future. A lot has changed since I was at school, careers advice was very divided into male and female roles. Science was not always encouraged for women. I learned science later in life. I always had an interest in International Women's Day 2022http://www.blogger.com/profile/18439048376002621891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-17519604570913028252024-03-08T01:02:00.000-08:002024-03-08T01:02:39.403-08:00International Women’s Day 2024 – Spotlight on the research scientists in the ICARUS team In the last 12 months the ICARUS has been going from strength to strength from a female perspective and International Women’s day is an ideal time for a spotlight on some of the research scientists in the team. Marine BiologyDr. Kirsty Morris – Post-doctoral Researcher, Marine BiologyAs a child I International Women's Day 2022http://www.blogger.com/profile/18439048376002621891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-23257355512809221832023-12-15T04:39:00.000-08:002023-12-15T04:39:48.775-08:00 COP28. United Nations Climate Change Conference. COP28. By Prof. John Sweeney, Day 1.Holding COP28 in a major oil and gas producing country was always going to be fraught with controversy. This is particularly so since the host President, Sultan al Jaber, is also the CEO of the United Arab Emirates national Oil Company, a company which is responsible for more emissions that Exon Mobil or BP. However, at the end of the first week, the Samantha Halamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052899171358343262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-27385110853778389572023-11-21T01:06:00.000-08:002023-11-21T02:52:58.813-08:00The Circus continues… The “Circus of Climate Horrors” is
Ireland’s newest Climate Change outreach project. Our unique experience of fun
games also provides a chance to chat with real climate scientists. Built and
run by researchers at the Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units (ICARUS)
Institute within the Geography Department, the Circus engages audiences with
relevant, contemporary issues surrounding risingSamantha Halamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052899171358343262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-91731888476186012072023-10-17T06:40:00.000-07:002023-10-17T06:40:04.828-07:00ICARUS scientist represents the Organization of African Academic Doctors at UN Ocean Decade meeting in ChinaDr Emmanuel Eresanya is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Department of Geography, Maynooth University. Emmanuel is also the Project lead in the Climate Research Group (CRG) of the Organization of African Academic Doctors (OAAD) . Recently, as the Project Lead of OAAD CRG, Emmanuel was selected as a Co-PI in the Ocean to Climate Seamless Gerard McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14004199587298424449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-82496101660209162542023-09-06T01:26:00.003-07:002023-09-06T01:28:07.182-07:00Irish climate scientists from Maynooth University present the ‘Circus of Climate Horrors’ at Glastonbury! This year a group of climate scientists from ICARUS, Maynooth
University were thrilled to present a new climate change outreach stall in the
Science Futures field at Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts,
becoming the first Irish University to exhibit at the event! The aim of Science
Futures is to bring the ‘science behind the headlines’ to almost 250,000
festival goers. Our Samantha Halamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052899171358343262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-81559751116887770922022-11-21T06:53:00.002-08:002022-11-21T06:53:10.695-08:00Recovering German and Irish moorings Southwest of Ireland. A campaign on the new Irish Research Vessel (RV) Tom Crean.Originally published at https://samueldi.github.io/.The one-week long Aimsir/EirOOS survey ended a couple of weeks
ago and was the first physical oceanography campaign of the new Irish
Research Vessel (RV) Tom Crean. Our primary goal was to recover three
moorings located southwest of Ireland, on an offshore underwater plateau
known as Goban Spur. This campaign was carried out as a Gerard McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14004199587298424449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-67304341425993589522022-03-08T03:19:00.000-08:002022-03-08T03:19:39.862-08:00International Women's Day 2022The A4 and ROADMAP teams are proud to support International Women’s Day 2022. Our Group is 50% female, each with diverse backgrounds and a variety of interests including ocean sciences, coding, modelling and statistics. Below, we present the range of different research topics that inspire us to discover more in these areas and outline the paths that we have taken into the field. International Women's Day 2022http://www.blogger.com/profile/18439048376002621891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-35845374803082785542020-07-01T08:03:00.000-07:002020-07-01T08:24:07.513-07:00Communication Climate Change - Discussion with three Nobel Laureates
As a climate physicist, I consider anthropogenic climate
change to be the most serious known challenge of the 21st century –
and likely also of the 22nd and the 23rd century. Even
though this thread has been known to scientist for several decades, policy
makers are still reluctant to take the necessary steps to preserve our climate.
Some even openly questions the integrity of climate scientist Levkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07275870267586563475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-39334991058730199522020-05-30T06:15:00.001-07:002020-05-30T06:24:23.726-07:002020: the driest spring in Dublin since records began in 1837Simon Noone , Conor Murphy and Csaba Horvath
Irish Climate Analysis and Research units (ICARUS), Maynooth
University, Maynooth , Ireland.
Introduction
These are exceptional times. While the fine weather has
served to make Covid-19 lockdown more bearable for many, the dry conditions
themselves have been exceptional, especially in the east and in the Dublin
region in particular. With 2 days leftSimon Noonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150737436309085753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-42743741691699948802019-10-05T14:02:00.000-07:002019-10-06T00:55:00.630-07:00Hurricanes, Ireland and Lorenzo
There has been a lot of discussion around hurricanes and Ireland this past week and a bit, associated with the remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo, coming as it has climatologically speaking hot on the heels of ex-hurricane Ophelia. Lorenzo ended up having relatively minor impacts upon the island of Ireland and there have been accusations it was over-hyped. There have also been, frankly wild, messagesPeterThornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02438826461353615177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-1942779796279195362018-12-22T00:32:00.000-08:002018-12-22T00:32:07.555-08:00Addressing stated concerns from Ray Bates around the SR1.5
Ray Bates has provided a critique of the IPCC Special Report on 1.5C promoted as a ‘paper’ (it is no such thing in that it is not a rigorously peer-reviewed piece) by the GWPF – a highly questionable think tank.
This piece has garnered some interest in the Irish press and I am quoted as critical of it and the associated views in a piece in the Irish Times. To be crystal clear: a free PeterThornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02438826461353615177noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-6960428391762170422018-08-02T01:29:00.000-07:002018-08-02T01:44:32.258-07:00The ongoing flash drought is (probably) the most intense experienced at Phoenix Park since records began
Simon Noone, Conor Murphy and Peter Thorne
Drought has begun to fade from the national conversation following a week of rain, but observations show that Dublin remains in the grip of the one of the most intense flash droughts, probably the most, since at least the middle of the nineteenth Century.
Defining drought
There are numerous definitions of drought. None are perfect. In Ireland PeterThornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02438826461353615177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-67207999907699370532018-04-18T09:31:00.001-07:002018-04-18T09:31:31.766-07:00Reflections on the Citizens Assembly consideration of climate change
The final report from the deliberations of the Citizens' Assembly on How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change is now available and delivered to the Oireachtas (and to our non-Irish readers, yes, whenever the political institutions of Ireland are discussed there is indeed a hint of Lord of the Rings). That means I am now allowed, apparently, to discuss this as a member PeterThornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02438826461353615177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-7822578673765160212018-01-10T01:43:00.000-08:002018-01-10T01:43:57.535-08:00The Atlantic Overturning Circulation and Ireland<!--[if !mso]>
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But, trust me, it's a really, really cool car!
I've always primarily commuted to work by bike, walking, or public transport; across four countries, two continents, and almost three decades (I'm getting that old and am that much of an academic nomad). Partly as a conscious lifestyle choice, partly for health, and mainly because of the environmental impacts being low. Confronted by the coming PeterThornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02438826461353615177noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-42072259128432229852017-04-12T07:01:00.000-07:002017-04-12T07:01:21.544-07:00Drought Monitoring using the Island of Ireland long term precipitation series (IIP).
Introduction
The
team at ICARUS have been monitoring the monthly rainfall across Ireland to
identify the onset of drought. The results showed that October, November,
December and January were unusually dry months at many locations. Although,
rainfall totals during February and March returned to near normal levels across
the island of Ireland some regions are still experiencing Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-7338857596366567962017-03-10T04:27:00.000-08:002017-03-10T04:27:50.065-08:00Adapting to climate change: The challenges of transformation
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Darren Clarkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00031901566960128844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-89583689312689241392017-03-03T07:56:00.000-08:002017-03-03T07:57:21.851-08:00PhD Students Attend Sri Lankan Climate Change ConferencePhD researchers at ICAURS Padraig Flattery and Darren Clarke recently attended a climate change conference in Sri Lanka - the 'International Conference on Climate Change 2017: Climate Change, Facing the challenge beyond COP21'. The event was held over two days in Sri Lanka's capital city, Colombo. The conference was facilitated by the International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), and Padraig Flatteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479345677026969864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-83225401847907473392017-02-12T14:46:00.000-08:002017-02-12T14:46:38.120-08:00Too fast or too slow?
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A few months back I entered a competition to participate in
a ‘week of scientific young talents’ in Paris. To my surprise a few weeks later
I received an email letting me know I had won! Myself and two other Irish
scientists were chosen by the French embassy to travel to Paris for a week of activities.
Scientists from Ireland, Portugal and Norway
The competition was organised by Padraig Flatteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479345677026969864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-42776133439211786982017-02-05T02:19:00.000-08:002017-02-05T06:18:54.808-08:00On the Mail on Sunday article on Karl et al., 2015
There is an "interesting" piece (use of quotes intentional) in the Mail on Sunday today around the Karl et al., 2015 Science paper.
There are a couple of relevant pieces arising from Victor Venema and Zeke Hausfather already available which cover most of the science aspects and are worth a read. I'm adding some thoughts because I worked for three and a bit years in the NOAA group responsible inPeterThornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02438826461353615177noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-53227508823116668872016-12-19T07:12:00.002-08:002017-01-09T03:23:53.515-08:00Development and analysis of a homogeneous long-term precipitation network (1850-2015) and assessment of historic droughts for the island of Ireland.
Following up on last week’s blog I would like to
present a short overview of my PhD thesis. The
overarching aim of my research was to rescue and transcribe (key into excel)
hard copy long-term monthly precipitation records for the island of Ireland
(see Figure 1). To quality check and assess the long-term precipitation records
for variability and change and analyse the records to identify past Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-75656604057269220002016-12-08T01:24:00.000-08:002016-12-08T01:24:55.319-08:00The "PhD experience" at ICARUS
Introduction
My name is Simon Noone and I recently successfully
defended my PhD thesis. I am writing this blog to share some of my experiences
throughout my PhD which might help prospective PhD candidates. I undertook the
Certificate Return to Learning Course in Maynooth University in 2008 as a
mature student after spending 18 years running my own business. I really
enjoyed this course and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214458369270813282.post-75305872898764402972016-09-12T09:04:00.000-07:002016-09-12T09:04:24.208-07:00Homogenisation of temperature and precipitation time series with ACMANT3: method description and efficiency tests
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