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Detailed Shoreline Combined Wave Climate and Water Level Conditions (ICWWS 2018 – Phase 3)EnvironmentAbstract: This dataset shows the Detailed Shoreline Combined Wave Climate and Water Level Conditions for the Coastal Areas Potentially Vulnerable to Wave Overtopping (CAPOs) that were included in Phase 3 of the Irish Coastal Wave and Water Level Modelling Study (ICWWS 2018)....
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This dataset indicates the location and extent of the Eastern and Midland Climate Action Region, operated by the Eastern and Midland Climate Action Region Office (CARO). The region encompasses 17 counties. The counties include Carlow, Cavan, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim,...
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EnvironmentThis dataset contains information on the location of scenic routes in County Kildare, as identified in the Kildare County Development Plan 2017 - 2023. The data is used to inform planning policy, protect scenic routes and to guide appropriate development. Please see chapter 14...
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EnvironmentThis dataset indicates the location of scenic views in County Kildare, as identified in the Kildare County Development Plan 2017 - 2023. The data is used to inform planning policy, protect scenic views and to guide appropriate development. Please see chapter 14 of the Kildare...
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This dataset indicates the location of Architectural Conservation Areas (ACAs) in County Kildare. The data is used to inform planning policy and to guide appropriate development. An ACA is a place, area, groups of structures or townscape of special architectural, historical,...
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This dataset defines landscape character areas within Kildare. The data is used to inform planning policy, protect sensitive landscapes and to guide appropriate development. The data was developed as part of the Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) of Kildare in 2004. LCA is...
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Marine sediment is considered any deposit of insoluble material, primarily rock and soil particles, transported from land areas to the ocean by wind, ice, and rivers, as well as the remains of marine organisms, products of submarine volcanism, chemical precipitates from...
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EnvironmentData from the underway system includes observations and measurements of meteorological (e.g. air temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, wind speed and direction) at 10m above sea level and oceanographic (e.g. sea surface temperature/salinity) at approximately 3m...
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EnvironmentBiological Sampling Survey station locations containing catch data from a bottom trawl survey series: Trawl positions, duration and gear parameters; catch weights of the target species; length frequency distributions; age, sex and maturity. The target species are: cod,...
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EnvironmentSea surface temperature was collected via permanent scientific equipment on board the MI research vessel RV Celtic Voyager. Data includes temperature from the hull mounted sensor known as 'Hull Sea Temperature' and temperature/salinity from the temperature sensor known as...
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EnvironmentThe dataset indicates the location of dredge fishing activity in Irish waters. Attributes when known include year, area, gear type, species, season, days per year (Days_Year), number of vessels (Vessels), vessel size (LOA_Max), gear units, classification, Area of polygon...
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Marine biota can be classified broadly into those organisms living in either the pelagic environment (plankton and nekton) or the benthic environment (benthos). Single-celled or multi-celled plankton with photosynthetic pigments are the producers of the photic zone in the...
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Data has been sourced from the Marine Irish Digital Atlas (MIDA). Data depicts locations of edible periwinkles around the Irish coast and has been used as a proxy for "harvesting and collecting activity" in support of Marine Strategy Framework Directive article 8, 9 10...
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EnvironmentSeasonal density driven transport from the Irish Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment (IOSEA).
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EnvironmentThe dataset provides sea surface temperature and sea temperature information from a network of internal logging temperature sensors at 17 locations around the Irish coast. The TidbiT Temperature loggers have recorded hourly at each site providing a comprehensive time series...
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Data indicates the location for mid-water trawl fishing activity in Irish waters. Attributes when known include year, area, gear type, species, season, days per year (Days_Year), number of vessels (Vessels), vessel size (LOA_Max), gear units, classification, Area of polygon...
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EnvironmentData indicates the location for line fishing activity in Irish waters. Attributes when known include year, area, gear type, species, season, days per year (Days_Year), number of vessels (Vessels), vessel size (LOA_Max), gear units, classification, Area of polygon (Area_M2),...
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Low water mass movement of ocean currents from the Irish Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment (IOSEA 5) publication. Large masses of moving water are called currents. In the oceans there are major surface currents, subsurface currents, and tidal currents. This data is a...
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EnvironmentThe MSFD commission staff working paper (CSWP) defines predominant habitat types required for use in MSFD habitats initial reporting article 8 - "Analysis of essential features and characteristics (Art 8.1a - Habitats)". These predominant habitat typologies broadly correspond...
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An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by forces acting upon this mean flow, such as breaking waves, wind, the Coriolis effect, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences, while tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun...