The Geomagnetic Database enables measurement of geomagnetic data from observatories at Scott Base (Antarctica), Eyrewell (Canterbury) and Apia (Samoa) and transfers processed data to the global INTERM...
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Category: Geology
Explore this digital geospatial database of approximately 600,000 New Zealand river segments and related catchments.
Access a record of over 400 historic tsunami occurrences around the New Zealand coast.
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GNS Science
Category
Geology
Keywords New Zealand, Geomagnetism, Magnetic fields, Magnetic anomalies, Amberley Observatory, Apia Observatory, Eyrewell Magnetic Observatory, Samoa, Scott Base, Antarctica, Magnetic recording, Christchurch Magnetic Observatory, Temporal variation
The New Zealand Fossil Record File (FRF) is one of the “Nationally Significant” collections and databases recognised by the New Zealand government. It comprises a comprehensive archive of fossil colle...
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The moment tensor describes the source parameters of an earthquake such as the focal mechanism (the geometry of how the crust ruptured in the earthquake) and the seismic moment (the amount of energy r...
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The Aotearoa/New Zealand GeoNet Seismic Digital Waveform data are archived and publicly available.
The time-series include the GeoNet supported permanent and some temporary network deployments and ...
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This is a collection of processed strong motion data using the national strong motion network of New Zealand. The products are available for earthquakes at magnitude 4.0 or higher.
The strong motion ...
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The New Zealand Stratigraphic Lexicon (StratLex) is one of the “Nationally Significant” collections and databases recognised by the New Zealand government. It is a comprehensive database of formally n...
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GNS Science
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Geology
Keywords stratigraphy, lithostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, Paleozoic, Precambrian, Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Three Kings Islands, Stewart Island, biostratigraphy, tectonostratigraphy, rock units, geologic age, New Zealand, Subantartic Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands
The National Paleontological Collection (NPC) is one of the “Nationally Significant” collections and databases recognised by the New Zealand government. In addition to systematic reference collections...
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The GGW database is operated and maintained by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science). It contains geochemical (chemistry and sampling), hydrological, geological and/or...
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A collection of digital geological maps in GIS formats comprising geological, geophysical and topographic layers. Some geological map products include other components such as printed maps, printable ...
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Petlab is New Zealand’s national rock, mineral and geoanalytical database. It is operated by GNS Science, with GNS Science, Auckland, Waikato, Massey, Victoria, Canterbury and Otago universities all c...
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The landmark 518-page publication "Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand" by Beu & Maxwell (1990, NZGS Paleontological Bulletin 58) is long out of print. This publication by Beu & Raine (2009, GNS Science ...
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The GNS Science Photo Library, now named the Visual Media Library (VML), contains over 200,000 stock images featuring aerial views, landscapes, geological features and scientific research including vo...
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GNS Science
Category
Geology
Keywords PHOTOGRAPHS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, GEOLOGY, LANDFORMS, EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, VOLCANOES, RIVERS, COASTS, MINERALS, FOSSILS, ROCKS, LANDSLIDES, FAULTS, MARINE GEOSCIENCE, ISOTOPES, LABORATORIES, GEOTHERMAL, EROSION, TSUNAMI, LANDSCAPES, MINING, ENERGY, GLOBAL CHANGE
New Zealand Tsunami Database includes information about tsunamis that have reached the coastline of New Zealand since humans arrived in this land until the present day. The database is primarily the w...
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This dataset defines the maximum expected tsunami height (maximum amplitude) for return periods of 100, 500 and 2500 years at the 50th and 84th percentile of confidence, as estimated by the model desc...
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The archive contains scanned images of published and unpublished, geological maps for New Zealand, its offshore territories and Antarctica. The maps range from field sheets to draft compilations to co...
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3D geoscience models in Leapfrog Geothermal relevant to geothermal projects, built from public and/or proprietary data.
Models are multidisciplinary and often include: topographic data, GIS datasets,...
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New Zealand’s depth to hydrogeological basement map. Depth to hydrogeological basement can be loosely defined as the ‘base of aquifers’; or more strictly as ‘the depth to where primary porosity and pe...
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Keywords Groundwater resources, New Zealand
The Aquifer Potential Map is a preliminary map (version 1.0). This work was carried out as part of the GNS Science Groundwater Resources of New Zealand research programme, and future plans within this...
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GNS Science
Keywords Maps, Database, New Zealand, Raoul Island, Aquifer Potential
Monthly data of 1km x 1km rainfall recharge to groundwater, from Jan-2000 – Dec-2014. The National Groundwater Recharge Model (NGRM) was developed to demonstrate the utility of satellite data and glob...
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GNS Science
Keywords New Zealand, rainfall recharge, water table, model-derived
This dataset is a model-derived steady-state mean water table at the New Zealand nationwide scale with a resolution of 250m x 250m. These data are described in Westerhoff et al. (2018) – URL: https://...
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Keywords New Zealand, groundwater, water table, aquifer, model-derived