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18 February 2008

Accessing NIWA's climate data and products - one-day training course

Example of climate data

Making the most of the National Climate Database and its tools to understand and visualise climate data

Access to NIWA’s National Climate Database was made free in July 2007. In that month the number of rows of data extracted from the database quadrupled.

NIWA is now offering a ‘Familiarisation Course’ to explain how these data are measured, collected, and quality checked, and how the myriad types of data can be extracted from the database. A hands-on exercise isincluded.

The course will also demonstrate climate datasets. These are derived to help summarise and understand the data.

  • GIS raster grids
  • Virtual climate station data
  • High Intensity Rainfall Design System (HIRDS)
  • Tier-2 climate stations
  • ClimateExplorer, the web-based system for accessing climate products

A field trip to an automatic weather station will be included to demonstrate the key steps to building the data archive, from calibrated field measurements to communications, quality control, and accessibility.

Trainer: Andrew Tait, Leader, National Climate Centre, together with other NIWA scientists
Duration: 1 day
Level: Suitable for both new and regular users

Date: 4 April 2008
Location: Christchurch
Cost: $400 + GST

To register for this course please go to:
/edu/unitech/training#climate and use the Registration Form at the bottom of the page.

For further information contact Andrew Tait:
0-4-386 0562, [email protected]

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