Atmospheric analysis

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

  • Seabird Diversity in the Southern Ocean

    Seabirds, our ocean systems indicators
  • Antarctic & Southern Ocean Climate

    Climate systems in Antarctica & Southern Ocean
  • Antarctic Sea Ice

    Antarctic sea ice: what it is, why it's important, and the difficulty in measuring its extent
  • The Iron Hypothesis

    Dissolving iron in the iron-deficient waters of Antarctica
  • Southern Ocean Gas Exchange

    Understanding the role of the Southern Ocean in absorbing carbon-dioxide from the atmosphere.
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    Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook - Feb 2012

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    Fisheries environmental impacts

    NIWA will be determining the impact of fisheries on the aquatic environment. This will inform an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management and the development methods to mitigate this impact.
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    International fisheries

    NIWA aims to develop and apply standardised methodologies to monitor and assess international fisheries outside the New Zealand EEZ and determine the environmental effects of fishing in these areas.
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    Assessing fishery resources

    NIWA is developing and applying standardised stock monitoring and assessment methodologies for New Zealand's deepwater, inshore, and freshwater fisheries.
  • Fisheries research programmes

    NIWA aims to provide the key science services required by the national and international fisheries sectors and their industry partners.
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    Our Far South

    Voyage
    Our Far South: Beyond Stewart Island was a month-long voyage around Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands in 2012, organised by economist and investor Gareth Morgan.
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    Supergiant amphipods discovered 7 kilometres deep

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