Atmospheric analysis

Marissa Judkins is second mate on RV Tangaroa. Watch her navigating through the "ice bridge" in Antarctica's Ross Sea for the first time.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”. Persistent hotspot regions have the potential to develop into drought.

Day 13 of the Ross Sea Life in a Changing Climate (ReLiCC) 2021 voyage on RV Tangaroa finds us close to Cape Adare on the tip of the Antarctic continent. We’ve had a busy and icy week.

This lesson explores how emissions of particles and gases into the air are measured and monitored around New Zealand.

Different places have different air quality at different times. This lesson helps you find out about air quality around the world.

In this lesson you’ll learn more about how air pollution affects the environment as well as people’s health.

Indoor air quality can affect how healthy your home is. Learn more about indoor air quality in this lesson.

Air quality is affected by the weather and the shape of the land. This lesson explores why air quality differs in different parts of NZ.

This lesson explores how air quality is measured all around Aotearoa New Zealand and where you can access that data.

Small air pollution particles can get into our lungs and even our bloodstream. This lesson explores what happens to the air we breathe in.

Diquat is a herbicide (chemical) that has been used in New Zealand for many decades for submerged (underwater) weed control and also on agricultural crops. It is registered for freshwater use in New Zealand.

This is now my eighth voyage to Antarctica on Tangaroa. While my medical skills have been called on many occasions, my daily consultation rate at sea is low. So, I fill my time with other activities including getting involved in the science if needed.