Atmospheric analysis

Methane (CH4) is the second most important greenhouse gas after CO2 that is produced by human activities.

RV Tangaroa is New Zealand’s only ice strengthened and dynamically positioned deep-water research vessel.

An illustrated example, showing how to input data and interpret SolarView results.

What are the potential sources of chemical contamination from mining activities?

QGIS is a free, open source, desktop mapping tool, widely used in New Zealand in government, research, commercial and NGO arenas.

The 3-panel Soil Moisture Deficit (SMD) map shows the historical soil moisture deficit at the date shown (left), the soil moisture deficit at the same time last year (middle) and the current soil moisture deficit (right).

This national GIS ‘layer’ enables reconnaissance-scale estimation of suspended-sediment yields from New Zealand’s rivers and streams. It has been developed by NIWA in collaboration with Landcare Research.

Estuaries are at the bottom of the freshwater drainage network and, effectively, are a part of it. This means that every time we act to protect and enhance streams and rivers we are also benefiting the estuary at the downstream end.

Diverting water changes a waterways natural flow

Hydrocarbons, although requiring increasingly responsible use, are still an essential part of our modern economy. NIWA has provided survey and consultancy services related to the exploration of offshore mineral resources for thirty years.

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