Atmospheric analysis

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

  • NIWA scientists make salmon farming breakthrough

    Media release
    NIWA scientists have made a breakthrough that may underpin expansion of the high-value New Zealand salmon farming industry.
  • The Cylc Suite Engine

    Cylc: a general purpose workflow engine that orchestrates cycling workflows very efficiently.
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    2020 - Separation Point nursery

    Voyage
    NIWA researchers are heading out from Tasman early next week to survey an area thought to be home to important juvenile fish nurseries.
  • Tuna: NIWA working with Ngāti Maniapoto

  • Serious games as a tool to engage people

    Service
    NIWA is using serious games to look at problems holistically, support understanding and give a framework for adaptation decisions.
  • Snow has been low but there’s more to come, say scientists

    Media release
    NIWA’s South Island snow and ice monitoring stations have confirmed what many skiers have been talking about: winter has been dry and snow coverage has been poor. In fact, several sites have recorded half their typical snow depth for this time of year.
  • Maniapoto Cultural Assessment Framework

    Research Project
    Te Nehenehenui (previously Maniapoto Māori Trust board) and NIWA are working collaboratively to support Ngāti Maniapoto whānau to reconnect with and participate in the assessment of their freshwater according to their values.
  • Tsunami evacuation zones home to 1 in 10 New Zealanders

    Media release
    NIWA scientists have completed the first national assessment of people and buildings at risk in New Zealand’s tsunami evacuation zones.
  • Student quad bike invention a winner

    Media release
    An invention that could save lives has taken the top spot at the NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair.
  • Lesson 11: Understanding past climate can help predict the future

    Education Resource
    If we can understand how the Earth’s climate has changed in the past, we can use that information to understand how it might change in the future.
  • Rangi: weather and climate glossary

    Education Resource
    Were there any terms you didn't know in any of these lessons? We explain some of them here - alphabetically from anemometer to wind speed.
  • 2020 - Seamount Communities

    Voyage
    Seamounts, knolls, and hills are prominent features of underwater topography in the New Zealand region and are often sites of high biodiversity and productivity.