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Profile: Wills Dobson - small town, huge horizons
Feature story05 October 2017If it wasn't for a damaged shoulder, Wills Dobson wouldn't be launching weather balloons or fixing high-precision atmospheric measuring instruments. -
Tiny air bubbles reveal new information about greenhouse gas emissions
Media release24 August 2017Sitting at the surface of Taylor Glacier in Antarctica, are layers of ice more than 10,000 years old. And trapped inside those layers are bubbles of ancient air – like tiny time capsules - able to tell scientists a story about what the world used to be like and how humans have changed it. -
High Performance Computing Facility
The High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF) is supercharging New Zealand science—powering scientists working at the forefront of New Zealand’s greatest science challenges. -
Methane
FacilityMethane (CH4) is the second most important greenhouse gas after CO2 that is produced by human activities. -
Common climate and weather terms
Education ResourceA glossary of common climate change and meteorological terms. -
Estimating design wind speeds in complex terrain
Research ProjectThe current method for calculating wind speed-up is inadequate, and can grossly under-predict correct design wind speeds in NZ's complex terrain. -
Climate and weather
Information about climate and weather and links to climate-related websites. -
UVI smartphone apps
Several apps that provide forecasts of the UV index (UVI) are available for smartphones. -
Common hydrological terms
Education ResourceDescriptions of the common terms that explain the processes that occur in hydrology. -
Air quality monitoring with low-cost sensors
ServiceNIWA provides ambient air quality monitoring services using low-cost ODIN (Outdoor Dust Information Node) sensors.