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Developing climate data products for on-farm management decisions in New Zealand
Presented by
Dr Andrew TaitNational Climate Centre
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Ltd
New Zealand
Topics covered in this talk
• Accessing climate data for free• “Virtual” climate station data• Up-to-date line plots• Last-15-days and month-to-date maps• Forecasts for the next 15 days• Seasonal climate outlooks• Effectiveness of information
Web-based products and information
Accessing free climate data
http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
Accessing free climate data
http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
Accessing free climate data
http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
OVER 8000 SUBSCRIBERS
“Virtual” climate station data
“Virtual” climate station data
http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
“Virtual” climate station data
http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
“VERY USEFUL”
Up-to-date line plots
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
Up-to-date line plots
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
TOO SLOW FOR DIAL-UP MODEMS
Up-to-date line plots
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
Up-to-date line plots
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
Up-to-date line plots
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
Up-to-date line plots
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
Annual subscription:$185+GST (individual)$370+GST (corporate)
MAJOR BARRIER TO END-USERUPTAKE
Up-to-date maps (free)
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
Up-to-date maps (free)
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
Up-to-date maps (free)
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
Up-to-date maps (free)
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
Up-to-date maps (free)
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
USED OPERATIONALLY BY MANY USERS
e.g. MAF
15-day forecast plots (sub)
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
15-day forecast plots (sub)
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
15-day forecast plots (sub)
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
15-day forecast plots (sub)
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
15-day forecast plots (sub)
http://climate-explorer.niwa.co.nz
“VERY USEFUL FORDECISION-MAKING”NEXT STEP: LINKING TO VIRTUALSTATION NETWORK
Seasonal climate outlooks
http://www.niwa.co.nz/ncc
Seasonal climate outlooks
http://www.niwa.co.nz/ncc
LOTS OF GENERAL INTERESTLIMITED UPTAKEFOR DECISION-MAKING
Effectiveness of information?• Access to free climate data is very well received• “Virtual” climate station data is considered “veryuseful”
• Line plots and maps convey information simplyand usefully
• ClimateExplorer is too complex for its purpose• The annual subscription is a major barrier to
end-user uptake• 15-day forecasts are potentially very useful• Seasonal climate outlooks are used as generallevel guidance only
Effective representation of statistics?
Pie Charts
Effective representation of statistics?
Maps
Effective representation of statistics?
Bar Graphs
Effective representation of statistics?
Flow Diagrams
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