Sources of South Pacific rainfall data
This bulletin is a multi-national project with important collaboration from the following Pacific nations:
American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Kiribati New Caledonia New Zealand Niue Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Island Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Requests for Pacific island climate data should be directed to the Meteorological Services concerned.
Forecasts: Dr. Andrew Lorrey (South Pacific rainfall and SST forecasts) and the NIWA National Climate Centre (ENSO)
ICU Editors: Andrew Lorrey, James Renwick, Harriet Palmer.
Acknowledgements
This bulletin is produced by NIWA and made possible with financial support from the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), with additional support from the Pacific Islands Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC) and the Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP).
This summary is prepared as soon as possible following the end of the month, once the data and information are received from the Pacific Island meteorological services. Delays in data collection and communication occasionally arise. While every effort is made to verify observational data, NIWA does not guarantee the accuracy and reliability of the analysis and forecast information presented, and accepts no liability for any losses incurred through the use of this bulletin and its contents.
The contents of the Island Climate Update may be freely disseminated provided the source is acknowledged.
