Sources of South Pacific rainfall data
This bulletin is a multi-national project with important collaboration from the following Pacific nations:
American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati New Caledonia New Zealand Niue Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Island Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Requests for Pacific island climate data should be directed to the Meteorological Services concerned.
Acknowledgements
This bulletin is made possible with financial support from the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), Wellington, New Zealand, with additional support from the South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC) and South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP).
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Project Director: Dr Jim Salinger, NIWA Private Bag 109 695, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand. E-mail: [email protected]
Editor: Ashmita Gosai E-mail: [email protected]
Editor: Stuart Burgess E-mail: [email protected]
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This summary is prepared as soon as possible following the end of the month, once the data and information are received from the Pacific Island meteorological services. Delays in data collection and communication occasionally arise. While every effort is made to verify observational data, NIWA does not guarantee the accuracy and reliability of the analysis and forecast information presented, and accepts no liability for any losses incurred through the use of this bulletin and its contents.
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