Story: Atmosphere

Page 6. External links and sources

More links and websites

  • Air quality

    The Ministry for the Environment’s web page on air-quality standards.

  • Aurora australis, Stirling Point, New Zealand

    This site features spectacular photographs of auroras in Southland.

  • Climate stuff

    The website of New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) features information on the country’s climate, including greenhouse gases, ozone and global warming.

  • EPA global warming kids page

    The US Environmental Protection Agency site presents this section, explaining in simple terms why the earth is warming.

  • IPCC 2007: Summary for policymakers

    This 2007 report by the International Panel on Climate Change summarises the evidence that the climate is warming, and discusses the global policy implications.

  • Space weather

    A useful site describing various aspects of space weather, including solar wind and solar flares.

  • Sunsmart

    The New Zealand Sunsmart site explains the danger posed by the sun in New Zealand. This page gives the times of day when you need maximum protection.

  • The Space Weather Prediction Center

    The Space Weather Prediction Center traces the probability of viewing the Aurora.

  • The greenhouse effect – a New Zealand perspective on climate change

    These publications from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, explains New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change.

More suggestions and sources

    • Austin, Jill, and others, eds. Air pollution science for the 21st century. Boston: Elsevier, 2002.

    • Bengtsson, L. O., and C. U. Hammer, eds. Geosphere–biosphere interactions and climate. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001.

    • Eather, Robert H. Majestic lights: the aurora in science, history, and the arts. Washington: American Geophysical Union, 1980.

    • Scientific assessment of ozone depletion: 2002. Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project, Report 47. Geneva: World Meteorological Organisation, 2003.

    • UV radiation and its effects – an update. Miscellaneous Series 60. Wellington: Royal Society of New Zealand, 2002.

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Bill Allan, Katja Riedel, Richard McKenzie, Sylvia Nichol and Tom Clarkson, 'External links and sources', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/atmosphere/sources (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Bill Allan, Katja Riedel, Richard McKenzie, Sylvia Nichol and Tom Clarkson, published 12 Jun 2006