Publications

Publications…

2012 O’Mahony, T., Zhou, P. and Sweeney, J.  The driving forces of change in energy-related CO2 emissions in Ireland: A multi-sectoral decomposition from 1990 to 2007. Energy Policy, in press

2011 Sweeney, J. Climate change: Positioning Ireland, positioning geography. Irish Geography, 44, 1, 1-2

2011 McGloughlin, J.S. and Sweeney, J. Multi-level climate policies in Ireland. Irish Geography, 44, 1, 139-152

2011 Murphy, C., Bastola, S., Hall, J., Harrigan., S., Murphy, N. and Holman, C. Against a ‘wait and see’ approach in adapting to climate change. Irish Geography, 44, 1, 62-81.

2011 Bastola, S., Murphy, C., Sweeney, J. The sensitivity of fluvial flood risk in Irish catchments to the range of IPCC AR4 climate change scenarios. Science of the Total Environment, 409, 5403-5415.

2011 Bastola, S., Murphy, C. and Sweeney, J. Sensitivity of the performance of the HYMOD model to simulation time step used for calibration. Hydrological Sciences Journal (Submitted)

2011 Bastola, S., Murphy, C. and Sweeney, J. Evaluation of the transferability of hydrological model parameters for simulations under changed climatic conditions. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 8, 5891-5915 (available at http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/8/5891/2011/hessd-8-5891-20...)

2011 Bastola, S., Murphy, C. Fealy, R. Generating probabilistic estimates of hydrological response using a weather generator and probabilistic climate change scenarios. Hydrological Processes (accepted)

2011 Bastola, s., Murphy, C., Sweeney, J Role of hydrological model uncertainty in climate change impact studies, Advance in water resources (Accepted with minor revision, Revision submitted)

2011 Bastola, S., Kumar, S., Murphy, C. and Sweeney, J. Climate Change and Soil Hydrology: European Perspectives (accepted: Book chapter for CABI)

2011 Bastola, S. and Delclaux, F Temporal extension of meteorological records for hydrological modelling of Lake Chad Basin (Africa) using satellite rainfall data and reanalysis datasets, Meteorological application Wiley, (accepted with minor revision, revision submitted)

2011 Hall, J. and Murphy, C.  "Adapting Water Supply Systems in a Changing Climate". In: Water Supply Systems, Distribution and Environmental Effects. Eds. Quinn, S and O'Neill, V. Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, USA.

2011 Hall, J. and Murphy, C. Robust Adaptation Assessment – Climate Change and the Water Supply. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 3 (3), pp.302 - 319 (doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17568691111153438).

2011 Murphy, C. Flood Estimation in Ungauged Catchments. In Office of Public Works (OPW) Flood Studies Update for Ireland (in press)

2011 Murphy, C. Index Flood Estimation for Ireland: an update on the Flood Studies Report. Journal of Hydrology (submitted) .

2011 Ryan, A., Murphy, C., Grummel, B. (2011) Building the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities and Universities to respond to the challenges of climate change. Development Education Review (submitted)

2011 Bastola, S., Murphy, C. Fealy, R. (2011) Generating probabilistic estimates of hydrological response using a weather generator and probabilistic climate change scenarios.  Hydrological Processes (submitted)

2011 Hall, J., Murphy, C. Robust Adaptation in the water sector in Co-ordination, Communication and Adaptation for Climate Change in Ireland: an Integrated Approach. EPA Publication (submitted)

2010 Coll, J., Gibb, S.W., Price, M.F., McClatchey, J. and Harrison, J.  Developing site scale projections of climate change in the Scottish Highlands.   Climate Research, v45, pp.71-85.

2010 Coll, J., Bourke, D., Sweeney, J., Gormally, M. and Sheehy Skeffington, M. Developing a predictive modelling capacity for a climate change vulnerable blanket bog habitat:  Assessing baseline climate relationships. Irish Geography (Accepted).

2010     Hall, J. and Murphy, C.      Vulnerability Analysis of Future Public Water Supply Under Changing Climate Conditions: A Study of the Moy Catchment, Western Ireland, Water Resource Management.

2010     Mooney, P. A., Mulligan, F. J. and Fealy, R.     Comparison of ERA-40, ERA-Interim and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data with observed surface air temperatures over Ireland, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY, 30

2010 Bastola, S. and Delclaux, F Sensitivity of hydrological response of Lake Chad Basin (Africa) to satellite rainfall and GCM atmospheric data, IAHS Publ. 340, 529-537

2009     Mooney, P. A., Mulligan, F. J. and Fealy, R.     Analysis of surface air temperatures over Ireland from re-analysis data and observational data,Proceedings of the 2nd International Lund Regional-scale Climate Modelling (RCM) Workshop pp 171-172

2009     Murphy, C. and Fealy, R.     Climate Change Impacts for Ireland. Part 1: The Global Context and Modelling the Future' GEOGRAPHICAL VIEWPOINT 37 pp 19-24

2009     Murphy, C. and Fealy, R.     Climate Change: Meeting the Challenge of Adaptation' Ireland at Risk No.2 - Critical Infrastructure: Adaptation for Climate Change pp 26-27

2009     Fealy, R. and Murphy, C.     The Likely Physical Impacts of Future Climate Change on Inland Waterways and the Coastal Environment in Ireland' in Climate Change, Heritage and Tourism: Implications for Ireland's Coast and Inland Waterways Kelly, B and Stack, M (eds) The Heritage Council of Ireland Series pp 39-54

2009     Fealy, R. (with contributions from Bates, R.)     A Review of Global Climate Projections and Likely Scenarios for Ireland over the Present Century' in Climate Change, Heritage and Tourism: Implications for Ireland's Coast and Inland Waterways Kelly, B and Stack, M (eds) The Heritage Council of Ireland Series pp 24-38

2009     McCarron, S.G.     Why study the long term climate history of Ireland? Milieu 32 pp 8-9

2009     Coxon, P. and McCarron, S.G.     Cenozoic: Tertiary and Quaternary (until 11,700 years before 2000) in The Geology of Ireland, 2nd ed. Holland, C.H. and Sanders, I.S. Dunedin Edinburgh pp 355-396

2009     Clark, J., McCabe, A.M., Schnabel, C., Clark, P.U., McCarron, S.G., Freeman, S., Maden, C., Xu, S.     Cosmogenic 10Be chronology of the last deglaciation of western Ireland, and implications for sensitivity of the Irish Ice Sheet to climate change' GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN 121 pp 3-16

2009     Murphy, C     Index Flood Estimation for Ireland; An Update on the Flood Studies Report' International Journal of Hydrology

2009     Murphy, C     Climate Change Impacts for Ireland. Part 2: Changes in Key Climatic Variable.' GEOGRAPHICAL VIEWPOINT 38

2009     Sweeney, J.     Climate Change' in International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, Kitchin, R. and Thrift, N. (eds) Elsevier, Oxford, pp 147-155

2008     Fealy, R. and Fealy, R.M.     The spatial variation in degree-days derived from locational attributes for the 1961 to 1990 period', Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research , 47 (1), pp 1-11

2008     Fealy, R. and Sweeney, J.    Statistical downscaling of temperature, radiation and potential evapotranspiration to produce a multiple GCM ensemble mean for a selection of sites in Ireland', Irish Geography , 41, 1, pp 1-27

2008     Fealy, R. , Bates, R., McElwain, L., Sweeney, J . and Murphy, C     The Science of Climate Change, A Report prepared by the Climate Change Working group of the Institute of European Affairs, Dublin, pp 40

2008     Fealy, R.      Climate Change in Northern Ireland ' in Climate Change: The Energy Issue , edited by Gallagher, S., Environmental Fact Sheet, Northern Ireland Environment Link

2008     Sweeney, K., Fealy, R.., McElwain, L., Siggins, L., Sweeney, J . and Trinies, V.     Changing Shades of Green: The environmental and cultural impacts of climate change in Ireland , The Irish American Climate Project & Rockefeller Family Fund, pp. 46

2008     McCarron, S.     Introduction: Geological background to the north of Ireland in Whitehouse, N. et al, Field Guide to the north of Ireland , Quaternary Research Association, London

2008     McCarron, S.     Introduction: glacial geology and geomorphology of the North of Ireland in Whitehouse, N. et al, Field Guide to the north of Ireland , Quaternary Research Association, London

2008     McCarron, S.     Killard Point, Co. Down' in Whitehouse, N. et al, Field Guide to the north of Ireland , Quaternary Research Association, London

2008     McCarron, S.     The Mourne Plain and Killard Point: Introduction in Whitehouse, N. et al, Field Guide to the north of Ireland , Quaternary Research Association, London

2008     McCarron, S.     Kilkeel in Whitehouse, N. et al, Field Guide to the north of Ireland , Quaternary Research Association, London

2008     Whitehouse, N., Roe, H.M., McCarron, S. and Knight, J. (eds.) Field Guide to the north of Ireland , Quaternary Research Association, London, pp.300

2008     Rea, B. and McCarron, S. ‘Introduction': The Younger Dryas in the north of Ireland in Whitehouse, N. et al, Field Guide to the north of Ireland , Quaternary Research Association, London

2008     Murphy, C. ‘Viewpoint: Climate Change, A Global Problem with Local Solutions', Council Review: Journal of Irish County and City Managers. Summer 2008 Issue, pp.43-47

2008     Fealy, R. and Murphy, C.     ‘The Likely Physical Impacts of Future Climate Change on Inland Waterways and the Coastal Environment in Ireland '. Report prepared for the Heritage Council and Failte Ireland on the Impacts of Climate Change on Tourism in Ireland

2008     Murphy, C.      ‘An assessment of the quality, stability and period of record effects of index flood estimates at gauged sites'. Report prepared for the Office of Public Works (OPW) as part of Work Package 2.3 of the Flood Studies Update for Ireland

2008     Murphy, C.      ‘Climate Change Impact Assessment for the River Slaney at Rathvilly'. Report prepared for Carlow County Council.

2008     Sweeney, J with Sweeney, K, Fealy, R., McElwain, L., Siggins, L.and Trinies, V.      Changing Shades of Green: The Environmental and Cultural Impacts of Climate Change in Ireland , The Irish American Climate Project & Rockefeller Family Fund, pp. 46

2008      Sweeney, J with Fischler, F., Edenhoffer, O., Foucald, J.B., Golser, K., Karski, L. Kromb-Kolb, H., Kreuter Kirchof, C. van Ypersele, J.P. and Zamagni, S.      ‘A Christian View on Climate Change. The Implications of Climate Change for Lifestyles and EU Policies'. A Report to the Bishops of COMECE, Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community, Brussels , pp.37

2008     Sweeney, J.(Editor)      Climate Change in Ireland : Refining the Impacts , Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle , Wexford, pp.163

2008     Sweeney, J with R. Fealy      ‘Statistical Downscaling of Temperature, Radiation and Potential Evapotranspiration to Produce a Multiple GCM Ensemble Mean for a Selection of Sites in Ireland ', Irish Geography 41(1) pp 1-27

2008     Sweeney, J      ‘Climate Change and Irish Agriculture', Proceedings of the National REPS Conference '08 , Tullamore, 6th November 2008 , pp 2-7

2007     Fealy, R. and J. Sweeney      ‘Identification of frequency changes in synoptic circulation types and consequences for glacier mass balance in Norway ' Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift , pp 76-91

2007     Fealy, R. and J. Sweeney     ‘Statistical downscaling of precipitation for a selection of sites in Ireland employing a generalised linear modelling approach' International Journal of Climatology , pp 2083-2094

2007     Fealy, R.     ‘Climate Change: What does it mean (for Ireland )?' Proceedings of the Irish Council for Bioethics Conference , Royal Dublin Society, pp 7-23

2007     McCarron, S.G      ‘Introduction: Quaternary Geology' in McCarron, S.G. Field guide 27, Aran Islands, edited by Stephen G. McCarron, Irish Quaternary Association, Dublin, pp 3-4

2007     Murphy, C.     Climate Change and Flooding. Construction Engineer; Journal for Building Services, Civil and Structural Engineers , September/October

2007     McCarron, S.G.     Editor Field guide 27, Aran Islands . Irish Quaternary Association, Dublin , pp.27

2007     McElwain, L. and Sweeney, J     Key Meteorological Indicators of Climate Change in Ireland , Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, pp.31

2007     McElwain, L. and Sweeney, J      Implications of the EU Climate Protection Target for Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, pp.25

2007     Sweeney, J.     Contributing Author in Alcamo , J., J.M. Moreno, B. Nováky, M. Bindi, R. Corobov, R.J.N. Devoy, C. Giannakopoulos, E. Martin, J.E. Olesen, A. Shvidenko ‘ Europe ' in Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change edited by M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J.van der Linden and C.E. Hanson, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp 541-580

2007     Sweeney, J. Review Editor in Easterling, W.E., P.K. Aggarwal, P. Batima, K.M. Brander, L. Erda, S.M. Howden, A. Kirilenko, J. Morton, J.-F. Soussana, J. Schmidhuber and F.N. Tubiello ‘Food, Fibre and Forest products' in Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change edited by M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp 273-313

2007     Sweeney, J., C. Murphy, R. Charlton, and R. Fealy     ‘Climate change scenarios and challenges for the water environment' in Ireland at Risk No. 1: The impact of climate change on the water environment edited by The Irish Academy of Engineering, Dublin, 9-11

2007     Sweeney, J.     ‘Ulster faces Floods and Droughts' Irish Woodturners' Guild Journal 40, pp 20-21 (March 2007).
2007 Sweeney, J. ‘The Impact of Climate Change on Irish Agriculture' Proceedings of the Agricultural Forum , Tullamore, pp 145-50 ( 12 March 2007 ).

2006     Charlton, R., Fealy, R., Moore, S., Sweeney, J.and Murphy, C.     Assessing the impact of climate change on water supply and flood hazard in Ireland using statistical downscaling and hydrological modelling techniques. Climatic Change , 74, 4, 475-491.

2006     Fealy, R. and Sweeney, J.C.     Downscaling Global Climate Models for Ireland : Providing future scenarios' In Proceedings of the National Hydrology Seminar , Water Resources in Ireland and Climate Change , Tullamore, pp 8-18

2006     Fealy, R. and Murphy, C., McElwain, L., Sweeney, J.C.     The Isle of Man Climate Change Scoping Study : Climate Indicators for acclimatise and the Department of Local Government and the Environment Report for the Isle of Man Government, pp.41

2006     Fealy, R. and Murphy, C., McElwain, L. and Sweeney, J.C.     The Isle of Man Climate Change Scoping Study : Future Climate Change Scenarios for acclimatise and the Department of Local Government, Isle of Man Report for the Isle of Man Government, pp.23

2006     Murphy, C. and Fealy, R., Charlton, R. and Sweeney, J.C.     ‘The reliability of an “off-the-shelf” Conceptual Rainfall Runoff model for use in climate impact assessment: uncertainty quantification using Latin Hypercube sampling' In Area , 38(1), pp 65-78

2006     Murphy, C. and Charlton, R.     ‘The impact of climate change on catchment hydrology and water resources for selected catchments in Ireland' In Proceedings of the National Hydrology Seminar, Water Resources in Ireland and Climate Change , Tullamore, pp 38-49

2006     Murphy, C. and Sweeney, J.      Climate Impact Assessment for the rivers Inny, Suck and Brosna. An impact assessment report prepared on behalf of RPS Consultants Ltd

2006     Murphy, C. Dublin Region Water Supply: Major Source Development. An impact assessment report prepared on behalf of RPS Consultants Ltd

2005     Charlton, R.A. and C. Murphy, R. Fealy and J. Sweeney     ‘Changing Precipitation Scenarios: Preliminary implications for groundwater flow systems and planning' In Proceedings of the 25 th Anniversary Conference on Groundwater in Ireland April 19 th -20 th , Tullamore, pp 49-56

2005     Fealy, R. and J.C. Sweeney     ‘Detection of a possible change point in atmospheric variability in the North Atlantic and its effect on Scandinavian glacier mass balance' In International Journal of Climatology , 25 pp 1819-1833

2005     Fealy, R. and C. Murphy, R. Charlton and J. Sweeney      ‘Changing Precipitation Scenarios : Preliminary implications for groundwater flow systems and planning' In Proceedings of the 25th Anniversary Conference on Groundwater in Ireland April 19th-20th, Tullamore, pp 49-56

2005     McCarron, S.G. and A. Farrell, and P. Coxon     ‘The Quaternary Geology of Central Western Ireland' In T he Quaternary of Central Western Ireland: Field Guide , edited by P. Coxon, Quaternary Research Association, London, pp 7-24

2005     Murphy, C. and R. Fealy and R. Charlton and J. Sweeney      ‘Changing Precipitation Scenarios : Preliminary implications for groundwater flow systems and planning' In Proceedings of the 25 th Anniversary Conference on Groundwater in Ireland April 19 th -20 th , Tullamore, pp 49-56

2005     Sweeney, J.C. and G. O'Hare and R.Wilby     Weather, Climate and Climate Change Pearson Educational, Harlow, Essex, pp.403

2005     Sweeney, J.C and A. Donnelly and M.B. Jones     ‘A review of indicators of climate change for use in Ireland '. In International Journal of Biometeorology , 49, pp 1-12

2005     Sweeney, J.C and R. Fealy     ‘Detection of a possible change point in atmospheric variability in the North Atlantic and its effect on Scandinavian glacier mass balance' In International Journal of Climatology , 25, pp 1819-1833

2004     Charlton, R.A. and C. Murphy, R. Fealy and J. Sweeney      'Changing precipitation Scenarios: Preliminary implications for groundwater flow systems and planning' In Proceedings of the 25th Anniversary Conference on Groundwater in Ireland , Tullamore, April 19-20, pp 49-56

2004     Murphy, C., Fealy, R., Charlton, R. and Sweeney, J.     Catering for uncertainty in a conceptual rainfall runoff model: model preparation for climate change impact assessment and the application of GLUE using Latin Hypercube Sampling. Proceedings of the National Hydrology Seminar, The Water Framework Directive - Monitoring & modelling Issues for River Basin Management. Tullamore, 16 November.

2004      Sweeney, J.C. and Anthony.J. Brereton and Rowan Fealy and Nicholas M. Holden      'Climate Change and Irish Agriculture' In Climate, Weather and Irish Agriculture, edited by Keane, T. and Collins, J.F, Joint Working Group on Agricultural Meteorology, Met Eireann, Dublin, pp 359-382

2004      Sweeney, J.C. and C. Murphy, R. Fealy and R. Charlton     'Changing precipitation Scenarios: Preliminary implications for groundwater flow systems and planning' In Proceedings of the 25th Anniversary Conference on Groundwater in Ireland, Tullamore, April 19-20, pp 49-56

2004     Sweeney, J.C.     'Planning and Climate Change: It's time to grasp the nettle!' The An Taisce Magazine, Winter, pp 13-15

2003    Charlton, R and S. Moore     'The Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Ireland' In Climate Change: Scenarios and Impacts for Ireland (ERTDI Report Series No. 15), edited by Sweeney, J.et al, Environmental Protection Agency, Dublin, pp 81-102

2003    Charlton, R      Various entries on Irish rivers, lakes and water resources' In The Encyclopaedia of Ireland , edited by Brian Lalor, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin

2003     Fealy, R. and Sweeney, J. C.    'A Preliminary Investigation of Future Climate Scenarios for Ireland ' Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy , 102B, pp 121-128

2003     Sweeney, J.C. and R. Fealy     'A Preliminary Investigation of Future Climate Scenarios for Ireland ' Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy , 102B, pp 121-128

2003     Sweeney, J.C. and A. Brereton and R. Fealy and N. Holden     'Possible change in Irish climate and its impact on barley and potato yields' Agriculture and Forest Meteorology, 116(3-4), pp 181-196

2003     Sweeney, J.C.     Editor Climate Change: Scenarios and Impacts for Ireland . Environmental Protection Agency. pp.229

2003     McElwain, L. and Sweeney, J.     'Climate Change in Ireland :Recent changes in temperature and precipitation', Irish Geography 36(2), pp 97-111

2003     Sweeney, J., Murphy, C., Charlton, R., Fealy, R.      Climate Scenarios for Mid Century and some Preliminary Perspectives on Engineering Implications. Proceedings of the National Hydrology Seminar, Urban Hydrology and Storm Water Management. Tullamore, 10 November.

2002     Charlton, R and Moore.S     'The Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Ireland' In Climate Change: Scenarios and Impacts for Ireland (ERTDI Report Series No. 15), edited by Sweeney, J.et al, Environmental Protection Agency, Dublin, pp 81-102

2002     Charlton, R and R. Fealy and S. Moore and J.C. Sweeney     'Climate Change and water resources in Ireland: predictions made at a high spatial resolution using downscaled GCM data and hydrological modelling techniques' In Proceedings of the British Hydrological Society Eighth National Symposium , edited by Chris Bradley and David Hannah, British Hydrological Society, Birmingham, pp 61-66

2002     Charlton, R and J. Orford      Managing Fluvial and Costal Environments . Colourpoint Books, Newtownards, 36 pp

2002      Fealy, R.and J.C. Sweeney      'A Preliminary Investigation of Future Climate Scenarios for Ireland ' Biology and Environment, 102B(3), 121-128

2002      Sweeney, J.C. and R. Charlton and R. Fealy and Sonja Moore      'Climate Change and Water Resources in Ireland: Initial Investigations Using Downscaled GCMs and Hydrological Modelling Techniques' In Environmental Change and Water Sustainability, edited by Garcia-Ruiz, J.M., Jones, J.A. and Arnez, J, Institute Pirinaico de Ecologia, Zaragoza, Spain, pp 129-139

2002      Sweeney, J.C.      'A Three Century Storm Climatology for Dublin , 1715-2000' Irish Geography 33.1 1-14

2002      Sweeney, J.C.and R. Fealy      'Future Climate Change Scenarios for Ireland Using High Resolution Statistical Downscaling Techniques' In Achievement and Challenge: Rio+10 and Ireland, edited by Feehan, J. and Convery, F, Environmental Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, pp 172-179

2002     Sweeney, J.C.and Alison Donnelly and M.B Jones and Laura McElwain      Climate Change: Indicators for Ireland . Environmental Protection Agency, Wexford, 54 pp