Atmospheric analysis

New Zealand climate research in Climate Present and Past focuses on trends, extremes, and variability of rainfall, temperature and atmospheric circulation.

Key people involved in Climate Present & Past, including our external research partners.

Outputs and accomplishments partly or fully funded under the Climate Present and Past project in recent years.

NIWA's Climate Science Centre has released a Wellington regional climatology - "The Climate and Weather of Wellington".

This week we look at Calliactis polypus anemone. Calliactis are commonly a symbiont living on the shells of hermit crabs, but it is known to attach to other objects, such as pumice.

A team of scientists led by Dr Joshu Mountjoy have been investigating an area of the sea floor near Gisborne. Gas flares were identified for the first time in 2014, and the team has now returned aboard RV Tangaroa to capture more data and video footage of the area.

An overview of historical climate work completed under Climate Present and Past project.

Exploring the frontier of New Zealand oceanographic research is the launch mission for Manaia, NIWA’s newly named underwater glider.

Every animal on Earth belongs to one of about 35 groups called phyla. In biology, a phylum (plural: phyla) is a taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class

A team of scientists aboard NIWA’s deepwater research vessel Tangaroa returned to Wellington with new knowledge about methane ‘leaking’ into the atmosphere.

Marine scientists have long recognized the potential of using remotely-sensed data, most often acquired using a sonar system, as a proxy of biophysical indicators.

Sea temperatures influence mussel production, but the link between the two is not always clear. Sea temperatures have been rising globally with climate change, but temperatures also fluctuate with shorter-term climate variability, along with other factors that influence food supply for the mussels.