Atmosphere

World class research, contributing to our understanding of greenhouse gases, ozone depletion, and urban air pollution.

Atmosphere services

NIWA’s work includes research and consultancy on the physical and chemical processes affecting the atmosphere and climate, including global effects, stratospheric research, air quality and interactions with the surface and oceans.

Atmosphere programme overview

NIWA's atmospheric research has four main programmes.

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Baring Head greenhouse gases

The Baring Head Clean Air Monitoring Station, which has been in operation for more than 40 years, makes significant contributions to our global understanding of greenhouse gases, other trace gases and related species.

Back to the Future

Dr Katja Riedel and Dr Hinrich Schaefer discuss how NIWA's ice coring work on Taylor Glacier in Antarctica is allowing us to find out about the Earth's atmosphere in the distant past.

Find out more about this research, or see this this feature on One News.

Greenhouse gases and climate sensitivity - insights from ice cores

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.

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