Climate Observations is a core-funded project under our Future Climate Flagship Programme. Our work explores recent instrumental data, historical observations and natural archives to track variability and changes in climate.
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Overview and objectives
Overview and objectives of the Climate Present and Past project. -
Outputs and accomplishments
Outputs and accomplishments partly or fully funded under the Climate Present and Past project in recent years. -
People
Key people involved in Climate Present & Past, including our external research partners. -
Fundamental Climate Observations
Research ProjectGet data, time series plots and maps for key climate indicators and present day context here. -
Southwest Pacific climate
Our southwest Pacific research focuses on recent and historic climate and weather activity, including our involvement in ACRE Pacific data rescue. -
New Zealand climate
New Zealand climate research in Climate Present and Past focuses on trends, extremes, and variability of rainfall, temperature and atmospheric circulation. -
Palaeoclimate
NIWA conducts a wide range of paleoclimate research to help us define and understand what the climate was doing before we had instruments to record it. -
Historic climate
An overview of historical climate work completed under Climate Present and Past project. -
Southern Alps glaciers
Long-term photographic documentation of Southern Alps glacier responses to climate variability and change.
