Drought forecasting dashboard
NIWA and MPI are working together to develop a new drought forecasting tool. It uses innovative climate modelling, the latest in machine learning and other data-driven techniques to predict rainfall 35 days ahead. It will help farmers and growers better prepare for periods of dryness and drought.
Climate and weather
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Adaptive futures: a serious game for climate change adaptation
Research ProjectNIWA is using serious games to look at problems holistically and provide a framework for climate change adaptation decision-making. -
Snow and Ice Network
Research ProjectNIWA has established a network of high elevation electronic weather stations to provide a solid basis to understand seasonal patterns and long-term changes to seasonal snow and ice in alpine regions of New Zealand. -
The Stormy Seas project
Research ProjectDoes climate change affect the position of the Subtropical Front around New Zealand? This has important consequences for New Zealand's climate and biological productivity. -
Generating synthetic wind data
Research ProjectNIWA 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. -
Assessment of crop and tree species growing potential using climate, soil and topographic information
Research ProjectThis project demonstrates how to assess high value alternative land-use options by means of a quantitative analysis of the growing potential of selected niche crops and tree species. -
Regional modelling of New Zealand climate
Research ProjectDeveloping probabilistic scenarios of expected future regional climate changes. -
Climate change scenarios for New Zealand
Research ProjectProjections of how climate change is likely to affect New Zealand. -
NZ temperature record
Research ProjectThere are many lines of evidence showing that NZ has warmed during the past century. -
'Eleven-station' series temperature data
Research ProjectTemperature trends from 1930s to present day -
Wave hazard research
Research ProjectNIWA collects wave data, develops and verifies wave forecasting systems, and is developing and producing wave projections. -
National and regional climate maps
Research ProjectMaps of average annual rainfall, temperature and other climate variables have been produced for all of New Zealand, based on the period 1981–2010. -
Effects of ocean acidification on plankton in New Zealand waters
Research ProjectOur oceans are expected to become more acidic as carbon dioxide concentrations rise.