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Overview

Philip Pe Weaver is affiliated with the National Oceanography Centre in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering disciplines, with a significant emphasis on ocean engineering. The scientist's work spans several subfields including ocean engineering, geochemistry and petrology, oceanography, building and construction, as well as sociology and political science.

The main topics addressed in their publications include drilling and well engineering, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, geochemistry and elemental analysis, marine biology and ecology research, mining and resource management, arctic and Russian policy studies, and offshore engineering and technologies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Weaver include:

  • Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining, 2022, Marine Policy
  • Assessing plume impacts caused by polymetallic nodule mining vehicles, 2022, Marine Policy
  • Comparing environmental impacts of deep-seabed and land-based mining: A defensible framework, 2024, Global Change Biology
  • Editorial: Understanding ocean ridges, a new frontier for science and development, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • ODP Leg 157, Hole 952A - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Weaver include Hans-Uhich Schmincke, John V. Firth, J. Baraza, James F. Bristow, and Charlotte A Brunner. These collaborations have contributed to a range of research outputs in ocean-related engineering and environmental studies.

Philip Pe Weaver's publications have appeared in various venues, with multiple works in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) and OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University. Other significant venues include Marine Policy, Frontiers in Marine Science, and Global Change Biology.

The scientific contributions of Weaver encompass areas such as technological developments for seabed mining, environmental impact assessments, and geochemical analyses related to oceanographic engineering. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates engineering techniques with environmental and policy-related research connected to ocean resources and management.

Best Publications

  • Onset of submarine debris flow deposition far from original giant landslide

    P.-J. Talling;R.-B. Wynn;D.-G. Masson;M. Frenz

  • Continental margin sedimentation, with special reference to the north‐east Atlantic margin

    Philip P. E. Weaver;Russell B. Wynn;Neil H. Kenyon;Jeremy Evans

  • Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining

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  • Characterization and recognition of deep-water channel-lobe transition zones

    Russell B. Wynn;Neil H. Kenyon;Douglas G. Masson;Dorrik A. V. Stow

  • Climatic control of turbidite deposition on the Madeira Abyssal Plain

    P. P. E. Weaver;A. Kuijpers

  • Biodiversity loss from deep-sea mining

    C. L. Van Dover;J. A. Ardron;E. Escobar;M. Gianni

  • Seabed mining: International Seabed Authority environmental management plan for the Clarion–Clipperton Zone. A partnership approach

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  • Sedimentary features and processes in the Nazaré and Setúbal submarine canyons, west Iberian margin

    Raquel G. Arzola;Russell B. Wynn;Galderic Lastras;Douglas G. Masson

  • Turbidite depositional architecture across three interconnected deep‐water basins on the north‐west African margin

    Russell B. Wynn;Philip P. E. Weaver;Douglas G. Masson;Dorrik A. V. Stow

  • Human activities on the deep seafloor in the North East Atlantic: an assessment of spatial extent.

    Angela R. Benn;Philip P. Weaver;David S. M. Billet;Sybille van den Hove

  • Correlation, frequency of emplacement and source directions of megaturbidites on the Madeira Abyssal Plain

    P.P.E. Weaver;R.G. Rothwell;J. Ebbing;D. Gunn

  • Turbidity current sediment waves on the submarine slopes of the western Canary Islands

    Russell B Wynn;Douglas G Masson;Dorrik A.V Stow;Philip P.E Weaver

  • Sedimentary processes in the Selvage sediment‐wave field, NE Atlantic: new insights into the formation of sediment waves by turbidity currents

    Russell B. Wynn;Philip P. E. Weaver;Gemma Ercilla;Dorrik A. V. Stow

  • Response of surface water masses and circulation to Late Quaternary climate change east of New Zealand

    Philip P. E. Weaver;Lionel Carter;Helen L. Neil

  • Deep-water sediment wave fields, bottom current sand channels and gravity flow channel-lobe systems: Gulf of Cadiz, NE Atlantic

    Edward L. Habgood;Neil H. Kenyon;Douglas G. Masson;Andrey Akhmetzhanov

  • Evidence for Heinrich layers off Portugal (Tore Seamount: 39°N, 12°W)

    S. M. Lebreiro;J. C. Moreno;I. N. McCave;P. P. E. Weaver

  • A strategy for the conservation of biodiversity on mid-ocean ridges from deep-sea mining

    Daniel C. Dunn;Cindy L. Van Dover;Ron J. Etter;Craig R. Smith

  • Identifying Toxic Impacts of Metals Potentially Released during Deep-Sea Mining—A Synthesis of the Challenges to Quantifying Risk

    Chris Hauton;Alastair Brown;Sven Thatje;Nélia C. Mestre

  • Last glacial jetting of cold waters through the subtropical convergence zone in the southwest Pacific off eastern New Zealand, and some geological implications

    C.S Nelson;I.L Hendy;H.L Neil;H.L Neil;C.H Hendy

  • New insights into the morphology, fill, and remarkable longevity (>0.2 m.y.) of modern deep-water erosional scours along the northeast Atlantic margin

    Heather A. Macdonald;Heather A. Macdonald;Russell B. Wynn;Veerle A.I. Huvenne;Jeff Peakall

  • Ecological risk assessment for deep-sea mining

    Travis W. Washburn;Phillip J. Turner;Jennifer M. Durden;Daniel O.B. Jones

  • Active diagenetic formation of metal-rich layers in N. E. Atlantic sediments

    H.E. Wallace;J. Thomson;T.R.S. Wilson;P.P.E. Weaver

  • Sedimentation on the Madeira Abyssal Plain over the last 300 000 years

    P. P. E. Weaver;R. G. Rothwell

  • Late Quaternary Turbidite Emplacement on the Horseshoe Abyssal Plain (Iberian Margin)

    Susana M. Lebreiro;I. Nicholas McCave;Philip P. E. Weaver

  • European Margin Sediment Dynamics: Side-Scan Sonar and Seismic Images

    Jürgen Mienert;Philip Weaver

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas G. Masson
Douglas G. Masson Seascape Consultants (United Kingdom)
Helen L Neil
Helen L Neil National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Hans-Ulrich Schmincke
Hans-Ulrich Schmincke GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Russell B. Wynn
Russell B. Wynn National Oceanography Centre
Lionel Carter
Lionel Carter Victoria University of Wellington
David S.M. Billett
David S.M. Billett National Oceanography Centre
Eelco J. Rohling
Eelco J. Rohling Utrecht University
Ian Jarvis
Ian Jarvis Kingston University
Miquel Canals
Miquel Canals University of Barcelona
Daniel O.B. Jones
Daniel O.B. Jones National Oceanography Centre

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