Atmospheric analysis

NIWA has been using advanced scientific instruments to measure atmospheric trace gases and isotopes for over 50 years.

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    Parsimonious estuary model to simulate the impact of sea-level rise

    Research Project
    The New Zealand Water Model (NZWaM)
  • Losing ground to sea-level rise

    Research Project
    Mangroves on the atoll of Ouvéa are struggling with the changing climate
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    “Spilling the tea” on wetlands

    Media release
    Scientists find link between temperature and carbon storage rates
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    Warm, dry summer ahead sparks SunSmart reminder

    Media release
    New Zealanders are likely to spend considerable time outdoors this summer, with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) predicting warm and dry conditions across most of the motu.
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    Shallow groundwater screening tool

    Software Tool/Resource
    A risk screening tool that identifies the presence-absence of shallow groundwater.
  • Microbes behind unprecedented surge in methane emissions

    Media release
    Microbes - such as those living in wetlands, landfills or the digestive tracts of livestock – are behind unprecedented spikes in methane emissions.
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    New Zealand Reanalysis (NZRA) dataset

    Research Project
    NIWA has produced a high-resolution regional atmospheric reanalysis dataset, the New Zealand Reanalysis (NZRA).
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    Cheers to crustaceans: New species named after Welly brewery

    Media release
    A new species has been named after favourite Wellington brewpub Fork and Brewer
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    Filamentous algae nutrient scrubbers

    A NIWA-developed novel mitigation system to remove nutrients from stream waters in agricultural areas
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    Riparian buffers

    Reducing the flow of nutrients, suspended solids and faecal microbes into waterways by fencing and planting waterways
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    Constructed wetlands

    Building back our wetlands
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    Forecasting floods in a fraction of the time with AI

    Media release
    NIWA is using machine learning to forecast flood inundation in a fraction of the time required to run physical models.