Dr Sophie Ward

Research Fellow

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    A new seabed mobility index for the Irish Sea: Modelling seabed shear stress and classifying sediment mobilisation to help predict erosion, deposition, and sediment distribution.

    Coughlan, M., Guerrini, M., Creane, S., O'Shea, M., Ward, S., Van Landeghem, K., Murphy, J. & Doherty, P., 1 Nov 2021, In: Continental Shelf Research. 229, 104574.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Advance and retreat of the marine-terminating Irish Sea Ice Stream into the Celtic Sea during the Last Glacial: Timing and maximum extent

    Scourse, J., Saher, M., Van Landeghem, K., Lockhart, E., Purcell, C., Callard, S. L., Roseby, Z., Allison, B., Pieńkowski, A., Ó Cofaigh, C., Praeg, D., Ward, S., Chiverrell, R. C., Moreton, S., Fabel, D. & Clark, C., 1 Jun 2019, In: Marine Geology. 412, p. 53-68

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

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

    Scourse, J., Ward, S., Wainwright, A., Bradley, S., Wilson, J. K. & Guo, J., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Quaternary Science. 39, 5, p. 831-838 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Briefing: Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference 2012

    Green, M., Davies, A. G., Bowers, D. G., Zhu, F., Ward, S. L. & Porter, K., Sept 2013, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering. 166, 3, p. 101-108

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Characterising the spatial and temporal variability of the tidal-stream energy resource over the northwest European shelf seas

    Robins, P. E., Neill, S. P., Lewis, M. J. & Ward, S. L., 1 Jun 2015, In: Applied Energy. 147, p. 510-522

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Characteristics of the velocity profile at tidal-stream energy sites

    Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P., Hashemi, M. R. & Ward, S., Dec 2017, In: Renewable Energy. 114, Part A, p. 258-272

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Classifying seabed sediment type using simulated tidal-induced bed shear stress

    Ward, S. L., Neill, S. P., Van Landeghem, K. J. & Scourse, J. D., 30 May 2015, In: Marine Geology. 367, p. 94-104

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Comparison of 4- and 5-beam acoustic Doppler current profiler configurations for measurement of turbulent kinetic energy

    Togneri, M., Jones, D., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Ward, S., Piano, M. & Masters, I., 5 Sept 2017, In: Energy Procedia. 125, p. 260-267

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Engaging Communities in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia: A Collaborative Approach to Modelling Marine Plastic Debris through Open Science and Online Visualization

    Jones, N., Robins, P., Christie, D., Demmer, J., Faizal, I., Giebink, N., Huang, P., Jones, G., Kantamaneni, K., Lewis, M., Pratama, M., Purba, N. & Ward, S., 16 May 2024, In: Cambridge Prisms: Plastics.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. E-pub ahead of print

    Estimating common whelk (Buccinum undatum) abundance using baited remote underwater video (BRUV)

    Garratt, M., Bloor, I., Coleman, M., Colvin, C., Hiddink, J. G., Hold, N., Phillips, E., Ward, S. & Jenkins, S., 11 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ICES Journal of Marine Science.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Habitat structure shapes temperate reef assemblages across regional environmental gradients

    Jackson-Bue, T., Evans, A. J., Lawrence, P., Brooks, P., Ward, S., Jenkins, S., Moore, P. J., Crowe, T., Neill, S. & Davies, A., 1 Jan 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 167494.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Modelling tides and sea-level rise: To flood or not to flood

    Pelling, H. E., Green, J. A. M. & Ward, S. L., Mar 2013, In: Ocean Modelling. 63, p. 21-29

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Non-linear landscape and cultural response to sea-level rise

    Barnett, R., Charman, D. J., Johns, C., Ward, S., Bevan, A., Bradley, S. L., Cambridge, K., Fyfe, R. M., Gehrels, W. R., Hatton, J., Khan, N. S., Marshall, P., Maezumi, S. Y., Mills, S., Mulville, J., Perez, M., Roberts, H. M., Scourse, J. D., Shepherd, F. & Stevens, T., 4 Nov 2020, In: Science Advances. 6, 45, eabb6376.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Research priorities for assessing potential impacts of emerging marine renewable energy technologies: Insights from developments in Wales (UK)

    Roche, R., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, P., Jones, J., Veneruso, G., Whitton, T., Piano, M., Ward, S., Duce, C., Waggitt, J., Walker-Springett, G., Neill, S., Lewis, M. & King, J., 1 Dec 2016, In: Renewable Energy. 99, December, p. 1327-1341 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Sensitivity of palaeotidal models of the northwest European shelf seas to glacial isostatic adjustment since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Ward, S., Neill, S., Scourse, J., Bradley, S. L. & Uehara, K., 1 Nov 2016, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 151, p. 198-211

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Simulated Late-glacial and Holocene relative sea-level and palaeotidal changes on the Isles of Scilly: a new approach for assessing changes in the areal extent of the inter-tidal zone

    Mortimer, T. A., Scourse, J. D., Ward, S. L. & Uehara, K., 31 Dec 2013, In: Geoscience in South-West England. 13, 2, p. 152-158

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    The challenges of constraining shelf sea tidal models using seabed sediment grain size as a proxy for tidal currents

    Ward, S., Scourse, J., Yokoyama, Y. & Neill, S., Dec 2020, In: Continental Shelf Research. 205, 104165.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    The importance of resolving nearshore currents in coastal dispersal models

    Ward, S., Robins, P., Owen, A., Demmer, J. & Jenkins, S., 1 Jun 2023, In: Ocean Modelling. 183, 102181.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    The role of megatides and relative sea level in controlling the deglaciation of the British-Irish and Fennoscandinavian ice sheets

    Scourse, J., Ward, S., Wainwright, A., Bradley, S. L. & Uehara, K., Feb 2018, In: Quaternary Science. 33, 2, p. 139-149

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Tidal range energy resource and optimization – past perspectives and future challenges

    Neill, S., Angeloudis, A., Robins, P., Walkington, I., Ward, S., Masters, I., Lewis, M., Piano, M., Avdis, A., Piggott, M., Aggidis, G., Evans, P., Adcock, T., Zidonis, A., Ahmadian, R. & Falconer, R., Nov 2018, In: Renewable Energy. 127, November, p. 763-778

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Tidal stream resource assessment uncertainty due to flow asymmetry and turbine yaw misalignment

    Piano, M., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Robins, P., Hashemi, R., Davies, A., Ward, S. & Roberts, M., Dec 2017, In: Renewable Energy. p. 1363-1375

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Tidal stream resource characterisation in progressive versus standing wave systems

    Ward, S., Robins, P., Lewis, M., Iglesias, G., Hashemi, M. R. & Neill, S., 15 Jun 2018, In: Applied Energy. 220, p. 274-285

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Tides, sea-level rise and tidal power extraction on the European shelf

    Ward, S. L., Green, J. A. M. & Pelling, H. E., Aug 2012, In: Ocean Dynamics. 62, 8, p. 1153-1167

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Tracking Holocene palaeostratification and productivity changes in the Western Irish Sea: A multi-proxy record

    Woods, M. A., Wilkinson , I. P., Leng, M. J., Riding, J. B., Vane, C. H., Lopes dos Santos, R. A., Kender, S., De Schepperd, S., Hennissen, J. A. I., Ward, S. L., Gowing, C. J. B., Wilby, P. R., Nichols, M. D. & Rochelle, C. A., 15 Oct 2019, In: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 532

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  27. Published

    Present day: Tides in a changing climate

    Wilmes, S.-B., Ward, S. & Uehara, K., 2022, A Journey Through Tides. Green, M. & Duarte, J. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 185-230

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  28. Published

    Tidal Stream Energy

    Ward, S., 2022, Comprehensive Renewable Energy. 2 ed. Oxford: Elsevier, Vol. 8. p. 104-122 (Comprehensive Renewable Energy).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  29. Published

    Tides

    Ward, S., 2021, 30-Second Oceans: 50 key ideas about the sea's importance to life on earth. Green, M. & Lenn, Y.-D. (eds.). The Ivy Press

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  30. Published

    Why is there a tide?

    Ward, S., Bowers, D., Green, M. & Wilmes, S.-B., 7 Oct 2022, A Journey Through Tides. Green, M. & Duarte, J. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 81-113

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  31. Paper › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  32. Published
  33. Poster › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  34. Published

    A global inventory of shelf sea carbon

    Ward, S., 2024.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePoster

  35. Published
  36. Article › Research
  37. Published

    The UK’s first climate refugees: why more defences may not save this village from rising sea levels

    Ward, S. & Austin, M., 31 Mar 2023, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle