Atmospheric analysis

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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Dissolved oxygen (DO) is a relative measure of the amount of oxygen (O2) dissolved in water.

Floods are not unusual in New Zealand, but those that hit us early this winter broke records. Why did they occur? Should we expect more? Can we predict future floods?

NIWA has recently created synthetic, multi-year, 10-minute wind datasets at 15 wind farm sites across New Zealand. These will be used by the Electricity Commission to model the impact of wind farms on the national grid.

Dry stock farming consists predominantly of pasture grazing beef cattle, sheep, and deer for meat, wool, and velvet production.

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

A carbon neutral activity is one that has a carbon footprint of zero.

Sometimes wind can feel like a bit of a mystery because we can feel it, but not see it.