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What is ocean acidification?
Education ResourceOcean acidification is the name given to the lowering of pH of the oceans as a result of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. -
Tsunami
Education ResourceTsunami is a Japanese word meaning great wave in harbour. -
Canterbury Wave Conditions
Software Tool/ResourceNIWA run a computer model which simulates wave heights across the Canterbury continental shelf and along the coast. -
Scientists set to delve into the secrets of the Cook Strait mega-canyon
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Summer Series 8: The forces behind beach ‘foam’
News article06 June 2017 -
Estuaries
Education ResourceAn estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where freshwater from the land meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean. -
Identification guides
Useful information and resources on New Zealand's marine flora and invertebrate fauna. -
New map reveals New Zealand’s seafloor in stunning detail
News article06 June 2017
