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Scientists recreate the week it snowed everywhere
Feature story01 February 2020NIWA has teamed up with Microsoft for a new project using artificial intelligence to combine historic weather records with breakthrough handwriting recognition tools. -
Embracing the revolution
Feature story01 February 2020Technology and Innovation General Manager, Dr Barry Biggs, looks at the impact of the fast-moving world of “tech” on NIWA’s science. -
The week it snowed everywhere
Media release21 November 2019Novel handwriting recognition project casts new light on historic weather data. -
NZWaM - Water-age model
The purpose of the water-age model is to represent water exchange between land, surface-water bodies and aquifers, by coupling the surface water and groundwater models. -
NZWaM - Hydro-Geofabric
The purpose of the Hydro-Geofabric task is to gather, harmonise and augment existing multi-source spatial datasets to form a framework tailored for hydrological modelling. -
Snow and Ice Network
Research ProjectNIWA has established a network of high elevation electronic weather stations to provide a solid basis to understand seasonal patterns and long-term changes to seasonal snow and ice in alpine regions of New Zealand. -
Daily CO2 measurements from NIWA’s atmospheric monitoring station at Baring Head
ServiceDaily CO2 measurements from NIWA’s atmospheric monitoring station at Baring Head. -
NIWA mapping Whakatipu lake floor
Media release08 May 2019NIWA researchers are out on Lake Whakatipu for the next week mapping the lake floor for the first time. -
Voyage Update 7: Heading home
13 February 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
Voyage update 2: Cape Adare
17 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll. -
NZ Water Model - Hydrology
Research ProjectBringing together leading scientific organisations and regional councils, this project aims to develop a sophisticated computer modelling framework that will enable users to accurately predict how much freshwater is available, where it has come from, and how quickly it moves through New Zealand catchments.