Atmospheric analysis

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

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    Sediment and urbanisation

    How does urbanisation increase sediments in waterways?
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    Real-time UV Index displays

    NIWA has developed a real time UV display in consultation with the Cancer Society and Sunsmart.
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    Mahinga kai and migration

    A high proportion of New Zealand’s native freshwater fish fauna need to migrate to and from the sea.
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    Graphing with Microsoft Excel

    How do I create a graph?
    Using Microsoft® Excel is easy because the Chart Wizard does all the work for you!
    Simply enter the data for your data table.
    Highlight the cells you want to graph.
    Click on the Chart Wizard icon on the Tool Bar.
    Select the chart type you want to use and click Next.
    Click Next to confirm the range of cells.
    Give your graph a title, label x- and y-axis and click Next.
    Click on the gridlines tab to remove or add gridlines.
    Click Finish and graph is complete!
    Help, my graph is too small!
    When the chart wizard creates your graph it will probably be too smal
  • Compound Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA)

    Compound specific stable isotope analysis techniques are an increasingly useful tool to address many ecological and environmental research questions.
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    Resources and References

    Links to related resources and websites
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    Impacts of wood processing

    Impacts of timber processing activities on water quality and mahinga kai.
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    Tuna - life cycle and leptocephalii

    Freshwater eels have an unusual life cycle which sees them travelling between the ocean, estuaries and freshwaters.
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    Emergent

    Find out more about emergent aquatic plants.
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    Mean monthly wet-days

    These datasets are available in a range of formats.
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    Map I South

    Education Resource
    The climate of this zone is largely dependent on the lie of the Southern Alps to the west, but many areas are also sheltered by high country to the south and east.