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Date: December 18, 2009
NIWA participates in the Total Carbon Column Observing Network, a ground-based observing network dedicated to making precise and accurate measurements of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. Improved measurements will enable better understanding of the amount and source of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, entering and exiting the atmosphere.
Date: March 10, 2009
An experiment to artificially stimulate plankton growth in a 50 km2 test area of ocean. This led to a better understanding of the emission and absorption of gases from the ocean, and the effect this has on the climate.
Date: March 10, 2009
This research aims to provide better predictions of changes in the ocean and climate system, particularly the way in which the ocean around New Zealand regulates greenhouse gases and clouds.
Date: March 10, 2009
This project aims to estimate emissions of the greenhouse gases methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) from NZ’s pastoral farming systems, and to estimate the effectiveness of different approaches to reducing them.
Date: March 10, 2009
Healthy Urban Atmospheres (HUA) is an 8-year air quality research Programme funded by FRST that will provide measurements and tools for a successful air quality management in New Zealand’s cities.
Date: March 10, 2009
The antarctic ozone hole has a major effect on the local climate, and the future of antarctica will go on to influence global climate and sea level changes. Modelling the atmospheric chemistry of feedback processes between stratospheric ozone and the antarctic climate will Increase the accuracy of global climate models.
Date: March 10, 2009
Analysing ancient air trapped in ice cores for signatures of the natural carbon sinks of the past. This will show how the earth has responded to natural climate change in the past, and help predict the climate change feedback processes in the future, which may be caused by today’s carbon sinks as they respond to a warming planet.
Date: February 23, 2009
CFCs have damaged the ozone layer and led to higher UV levels and increased health risks. Our role is to understand the causes and effects of ozone depletion, to inform the public of the risk.
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