Reports produced by NIWA’s air quality research.
Impacts of Air Pollutants - 2012 to date
The use of remote sensing to enhance motor vehicle emission modelling in New Zealand. NIWA Client Report No: AKL2015-012. Robin Smit and Elizabeth Somervell. May 2015 | Download PDF |
Review - particulate emissions from wood burners in New Zealand. Emily Wilton. December 2012 | Download PDF |
Healthy Urban Atmospheres - 2008 to 2012
Factors influencing particulate emissions from NES compliant woodburners in Nelson, Rotorua and Taumarunui 2007. Emily Wilton, Jeff Bluett. |
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Wood burner Testing Christchurch 2009: Diurnal variation in emissions, Wood use, Indoor temperature and Factors influencing start-up. Emily Wilton, Jeff Bluett |
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Dispersion Modelling of Extreme Pollution Levels and Target Exceedences. Gimson, N. Golder Associates |
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Natural source contribution to background PM10 in Awatoto. |
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Improving PM10 Emission Factors from Industrial Boilers in New Zealand - Stage 2. |
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In home testing of particulate emissions from NES-authorised woodburners: Nelson, Rotorua and Taumarunui. 2007. |
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Evaluation of Baseline PM10 Levels for Industrial Resource Consent Applications. |
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Protecting New Zealand's Clean Air – 2004 to 2008
In-Home Testing of Particulate Emissions from NES-Authorised Woodburners: Compressed Wood Products versus Firewood. |
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Improving PM10 Emission Factors from Industrial Boilers in New Zealand - Stage 1. |
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The determinants of levels of secondary particulate pollution and nitrogen dioxide in urban New Zealand – Part 1. |
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A review of regional and natural background PM10 in New Zealand. |
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The development of a mobile monitoring system to investigate the spatial variation of air pollution. |
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The determinants of levels of secondary particulate pollution and nitrogen dioxide in urban New Zealand – Part 1. |
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Using air quality data to track progress toward PM10 standards: Case study - Christchurch 1999 – 2006. |
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Source identification and apportionment of PM10 and PM2.5 in Hastings and Auckland |
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Dispersion modelling in New Zealand Part 1 – assessment of meteorological models |
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Reports to June 2007
PM10 in New Zealand's urban air: A comparison of monitoring methods. |
Reports to June 2006
The State of the PM10 Monitoring Network within NES Airsheds: Benchmark Year – 2006. |
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Climate trends and air pollution: Is an outlook possible? |
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Significance and principle source: |
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Summary of annual PM10 concentrations in NZ: Update. |
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Straight line paths for NZ. |
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Transport cost analysis: A case study of the total costs of private and public transport in Auckland. |
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Synoptic weather types and morning rush hour nitrogen oxides concentrations during Auckland winters. |
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The relationship between average annual, peak concentrations, and exceedences of PM10 |
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Keeping our air clean: Simple and practical advice for the spraying industry. |
Reports to June 2005
Inventories and Monitoring |
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Gap analysis: Enhancing PM10 emissions inventories in New Zealand. |
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On-road remote sensing of vehicle exhaust emissions in Auckland, New Zealand. |
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Review and gap analysis of PM10 monitoring in New Zealand. |
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Summary of annual PM10 concentrations in NZ: Update. |
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Validation of a vehicle emission model using on-road emission measurements. |
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What is being discharged from that tailpipe? Modelled estimates compared to on-road measurements. |
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Modelling and chemistry |
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Application of MM5 and CAMx4 to local scale dispersion of particulate matter for the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. |
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CALPUFF model validation in New Zealand: Methodology and issues. Technical report. |
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Dispersion modelling of PM10 for Christchurch, New Zealand: an intercomparison between MM5 and TAPM. |
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Meteorological evaluation of the New Plymouth region using MM5 and CALMET for the period January to June 2005. |
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Modelling the air quality of Auckland - application to changing emissions in an ozone-limited atmosphere. |
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Modelling the air quality of Auckland - a comparison between CALGRID and TAPM simulations based on observed and modelled meteorology. |
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Prognostic urban-scale air pollution modelling in Australia and New Zealand: A review. |
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Source contributions to ambient PM10 and implications for mitigation - a case study. |
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Straight line paths and urban airshed modelling. |
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Air Quality Management |
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Defining New Zealand's airsheds: Local Air Management Areas (LAMAs). |
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Potential of vegetation to mitigate road-generated air pollution Part I – review of background information. |
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Putting cars through their paces. |
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Straight and curved line paths (SLiPs & CLiPs): Developing the targets and predicting the compliance. |