Atmosphere
New Thinking
New Zealand reaches climate change milestone
NIWA atmospheric researchers run a Clean Air Monitoring Station at Baring Head and have been closely watching the carbon dioxide readings as they edged towards a significant threshold
NIWA expands urban air quality team
The group carries out research into the processes controlling air pollution in urban environments and investigates methods of managing or mitigating its effects.
New Science
Antarctic ozone hole: smallest in five years
Analysis from NIWA's ozone research shows that the Antarctic ozone hole is smaller this year than any of the previous five years.
Scientists simulate climate of the future
A unique AgResearch experiment that simulates how climate change will affect farming in 25 years time is now the longest running trial of its kind in the world.
NZ world leader in pastoral greenhouse gas research
CRIs AgResearch and NIWA are members of the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium which is producing world-leading research on greenhouse gases.
New Value
Scion imports atmospheric modelling skills
An atmospheric modelling specialist from the United States brings exciting new capability to forest protection research at Scion.