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Biography
Dr Paul NolanClimate ScientistIrish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC), NUIGEducationPhD, University College Dublin 2009;M.Sc. High Performance Computing, Trinity College Dublin 2003;M.Sc. Mathematics, NUIM 2001;B.Sc. Mathematics, NUIG 2000;
Research Interests
Using Regional Climate Models to downscale global climate data in order to assess the impact ofclimate change on the future climate of Ireland.Developing, testing and running global climate models (EC-Earth) in preparation for the upcoming CMIP6 project and the resulting IPCC AR6 reports.Projects:2015 EPA Post Doc (2 years), EC-Earth Climate Simulations - Irelands Contributions to CMIP62015 EPA Post Doc (2 years), High-Resolution Climate Projections for Ireland. A Multi-Model Ensemble Approach2014 Enterprise Ireland (3 months), High Resolution Wind Forecasts for Ireland. (in partnership with Bord na Móna)2012 EPA Research Project (1 year), High Resolution Ensemble Regional Climate Simulations.2009 EPA Post Doc (3 years), Regional Climate Ensemble Simulations for Ireland the impact of climate change on coastal and river flooding
Education/Academic qualification
B.Sc, M.Sc., Ph.D
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Resolving the Dry Period Projection Paradox: Treat ‘Consecutiveness’ as a Nonlinearity
O'Brien, E., Griffin, S., Duffy, C. & Nolan, P., 30 Mar 2025, In: International Journal of Climatology. 45, 4, e8745.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Climate change impact and adaptation assessment for road drainage systems
Wang, J., O'Brien, E., Holloway, P., Nolan, P., Stewart, M. G. & Ryan, P. C., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 364, 121209.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Impacts of projected future changes in precipitation on wastewater treatment plant influent volumes connected by combined sewer collection systems
Saikia, S. D., Ryan, P., Nuyts, S., Nolan, P. & Clifford, E., Aug 2024, In: Climate Services. 35, 100511.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Use of proxy observations to evaluate the accuracy of precipitation spatial gridding
McGrath, R. & Nolan, P., Oct 2024, In: International Journal of Climatology. 44, 12, p. 4245-4259 15 p.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Landscape genetics identifies barriers to Natterjack toad metapopulation dispersal
Reyne, M. I., Dicks, K., Flanagan, J., Nolan, P., Twining, J. P., Aubry, A., Emmerson, M., Marnell, F., Helyar, S. & Reid, N., Jun 2023, In: Conservation Genetics. 24, 3, p. 375-390 16 p.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus)