Atmospheric analysis

NIWA has been using advanced scientific instruments to measure atmospheric trace gases and isotopes for over 50 years.

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    Impacts of wood processing

    Impacts of timber processing activities on water quality and mahinga kai.
  • El Niño maps and charts

    View a collection of maps showing the impact of past El Niño and La Niña events.
  • Raglan A, Cam-era monitoring site

    Raglan A

    This web camera is available thanks to the support of Waikato Regional Council.
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    Privacy Policy

    Last Updated: May 2021
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    What is the greenhouse effect?

    Education Resource
    The greenhouse effect is a warming of the earth's surface and lower atmosphere caused by substances which let the sun's energy through to the ground but impede the passage of energy from the earth back into space.
  • On-Site Household Sanitation Guidelines for Fiji

    Research Project
    The WASH Koro project Mobilising community-led water supply, sanitation and hygiene improvements in Fijian villages is a collaborative participatory project that aims to provide self-help tools to mobilise communities to recognise and address their own water supply, sanitation and health/hygiene needs.
  • New Zealand from space

    This daily image of New Zealand from space was created using data from one of NASA's EOS satellites, collected at our receiving station in Lauder, Central Otago.
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    Water Quality Monitoring Capabilities

    Research Project
    NIWA provides national capabilities in Water Quality Monitoring
  • Wood processing

    Trees are grown and converted into a range of useful timber and paper products.
  • Publicly available data and publications

    Facility
    NIWA makes available and regularly updates results from several greenhouse gas measurement projects.
  • Education and information

    Education Resource
    Explore our education and information section to find out about climate and climate change, weather, our atmosphere, estuaries and more.