The tides they are a‐Changin': A comprehensive review of past and future nonastronomical changes in tides, their driving mechanisms, and future implications

ID Haigh, MD Pickering, JAM Green… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Scientists and engineers have observed for some time that tidal amplitudes at many
locations are shifting considerably due to nonastronomical factors. Here we review …

Stratigraphic and palaeo-geomorphological evidence for the glacial-deglacial history of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet in the north-western Irish Sea

G Michel, M Coughlan, R Arosio, AR Emery… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
During its maximum extent around 25–23 ka BP, the British-Irish Ice Sheet extended to near
the present-day shelf break with a large ice stream, the Irish Sea Ice Stream, occupied much …

[HTML][HTML] A new seabed mobility index for the Irish Sea: Modelling seabed shear stress and classifying sediment mobilisation to help predict erosion, deposition, and …

M Coughlan, M Guerrini, S Creane, M O'Shea… - Continental Shelf …, 2021 - Elsevier
The seafloor is increasingly being used for siting renewable energy and telecommunication
infrastructure as well as supporting key fisheries and biodiversity. Understanding seabed …

Distributed acoustic sensing for active offshore shear wave profiling

A Trafford, R Ellwood, L Wacquier, A Godfrey… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The long-term sustainability of the offshore wind industry requires the development of
appropriate investigative methods to enable less conservative and more cost-effective …

Spatial and temporal variability in geomorphic change at tidally influenced shipwreck sites: The use of time‐lapse multibeam data for the assessment of site formation …

J Majcher, R Quinn, R Plets, M Coughlan… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Shipwrecks are an integral part of our maritime archaeological landscape and are
associated with diverse societal and cultural interests, yielding significant management …

Geological and geotechnical constraints in the Irish Sea for offshore renewable energy

M Coughlan, M Long, P Doherty - Journal of Maps, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A 1: 1,000,000 map of the Irish Sea, within the Irish Economic Exclusion Zone, is
presented highlighting the spatial distribution of potential geological and geotechnical …

Geological settings and controls of fluid migration and associated seafloor seepage features in the north Irish Sea

M Coughlan, S Roy, C O'Sullivan, A Clements… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Shallow gas accumulation in unconsolidated Quaternary sediments, and associated
seepage at the seafloor, is widespread in the north Irish Sea. This study integrates high …

[HTML][HTML] Geological and geotechnical characterisation of soft Holocene marine sediments: A case study from the north Irish Sea

M Coughlan, A Trafford, S Corrales, S Donohue… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The seabed of the Western Irish Sea Mud Belt (north Irish Sea) comprises a thick sequence
of fine-grained Holocene marine sediments that overlay complex glacial deposits. The …

Organic matter enrichment in basin periphery: A case study of Wufeng-Longmaxi shale, Marcellus shale, and Ohio shale

T Zhang, S Jiang, C Van der Land - Sedimentary Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Our study investigates organic matter (OM) enrichment at the peripheries of marine basins,
contrasting with prior research focused on central regions. We analyze three shale …

An interactive visualization and data portal tool (PALTIDE) for relative sea level and palaeotidal simulations of the northwest European shelf seas since the Last …

J Scourse, S Ward, A Wainwright… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Relative sea level (RSL) predictions based on glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) simulations
and palaeotidal predictions generated by hydrodynamic models using GIA‐generated …