Antarctica

Understanding the role of the Southern Ocean in absorbing carbon-dioxide from the atmosphere.

Our Far South: Beyond Stewart Island was a month-long voyage around Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands in 2012, organised by economist and investor Gareth Morgan.

NIWA scientists have worked for many years on Antarctic atmospheric processes and aquatic ecosystems.

Polar ecosystems face physical constraints that set them apart from their warmer counterparts. The greatest constraint is the impact of prolonged periods of winter darkness and sub-zero temperatures.

All aquatic ecosystems are strongly driven by physical processes, and nowhere is this more true than in Antarctica.

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All aquatic ecosystems are strongly driven by physical processes, and nowhere is this more true than in Antarctica.

The science team includes plant and animal ecologists with expertise in a range of fields.

NIWA is conducting a five–year study to map changes in the distribution of plankton species in surface waters between New Zealand and the Ross Sea.

By analysing air trapped in ancient ice we can see how wetlands and permafrosts responded to warming periods in the past, and help predict what will happen in the future.