Atmospheric analysis

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

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    NIWA flexes its mussels

    Media release
    NIWA researchers have designed and built a machine that measures the strength of mussel shells that is partly based on the same technology used to open and close irrigation gates.
  • NIWA trials new generation air quality sensors

    Media release
    A new method of testing air quality in towns around New Zealand has been developed by NIWA scientists that could revolutionise the way communities can measure and control pollution.
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    Cleaning up - combating pollution in the Pacific

    Feature story
    Modern development and population growth have generated severe pollution problems in some Pacific Island nations.
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    NIWA Science Fairs

  • Critter of the Week: the solitary cup coral - Stephanocyathus spiniger

    This stunning creature is a solitary stony cup coral species, Stephanocyathus spiniger (Marenzeller, 1888).
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    Devilrays – divers of the deep

    News article
    A successful electronic tagging project means scientists have made some important discoveries about spinetail devilrays.
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    NIWA’s Rob Murdoch wins Marine Sciences Award

    News article
    Dr Rob Murdoch, General Manager of Research at NIWA has won the prestigious New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Award.
  • Scientists probe complex causes of New Zealand sea lion decline

    Media release
    A tiny community of New Zealand sea lions on the Otago Peninsula is helping scientists solve the mystery of why some populations are doing better than others.
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    Tiny find fascinates squid scientists

    News article
    Another colossal squid is under examination in Wellington, but this one could fit in the palm of your hand.
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    New Zealand Ocean Acidification Observing Network (NZOA-ON)

    Research Project
    Ocean acidification conditions around the New Zealand coast are being measured to establish baseline conditions and to quantify future change.
  • Critter of the Week: Trophomera sp.: the lowest of the low

    This week we introduce to you the deepest parasite ever recorded, a nematode of the genus Trophomera Rubtzov & Platonova 1974.
  • New Zealand Ocean Acidification Observing Network (NZOA-ON)

    Research Project
    Ocean acidification conditions around the New Zealand coast are being measured to establish baseline conditions and to quantify future change.