Atmospheric analysis

Hydro-electricity is a renewable energy source that relies on the inflow of water into storage lakes upstream of a dam.

These datasets are available in a range of formats.

Maps of average annual rainfall, temperature and other climate variables have been produced for all of New Zealand, based on the period 1981–2010.

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Plots of UV levels throughout the day at different locations.

A monthly summary of the climate in the tropical South Pacific islands, with an outlook for the coming months.

Scott Base, Antarctica Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent.

A handful of species we work on

Water take (also known as water abstraction) has a range of valuable public and private uses.

Once in freshwater, glass eels develop into darker pigmented juvenile eels known as elvers.

When fresh water meets salty water - a classroom exercise that explores the physics of estuaries.