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title: National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) open data
resource: https://publicdata.au/cth/national-institute-of-water-and-atmosphere-niwa/
jurisdiction: Australian Government
catalogue_read: 2026-09-28
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# National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) open data

National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) lists 35 datasets on data.gov.au. 29 of them have an open licence and a file or API we can read.

## On the portals

- [Age vs Depth profile of core GC10, collected from the Capricorn Channel off the Eastern Australian Coast](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/age-vs-depth-profile-of-core-gc10-collected-from-the-capricorn-channel-off-the-eastern-australi) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Age vs Depth profile of core GC11, collected from the Capricorn Channel off the Eastern Australian Coast](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/age-vs-depth-profile-of-core-gc11-collected-from-the-capricorn-channel-off-the-eastern-australi) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Age vs Depth profile of core GC12, collected from the Capricorn Channel off the Eastern Australian Coast](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/age-vs-depth-profile-of-core-gc12-collected-from-the-capricorn-channel-off-the-eastern-australi) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Age vs Depth profile of core GC13, collected from the Capricorn Channel off the Eastern Australian Coast](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/age-vs-depth-profile-of-core-gc13-collected-from-the-capricorn-channel-off-the-eastern-australi) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Age vs Depth profile of core GC14, collected from the Capricorn Channel off the Eastern Australian Coast](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/age-vs-depth-profile-of-core-gc14-collected-from-the-capricorn-channel-off-the-eastern-australi) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Carbon isotope (13-C) values for 5 different foraminiferal species down the core of GC12, collected from the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/carbon-isotope-13-c-values-for-5-different-foraminiferal-species-down-the-core-of-gc12-collecte) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non carbonate fraction, at four depths in core GC12, collected from the Capricorn Channel.](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-main-carbonate-mineralogy-and-the-primary-components-of-the-non-carbonate-fraction-) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non carbonate fraction, at three depths in core GC11, collected from the Capricorn Channel.](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-main-carbonate-mineralogy-and-the-primary-components-of-the-non-carbonate-fraction-3) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non carbonate fraction, at two depths in core GC09, collected from the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-main-carbonate-mineralogy-and-the-primary-components-of-the-non-carbonate-fraction-1) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non carbonate fraction, at two depths in core GC10, collected from the Capricorn Channel.](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-main-carbonate-mineralogy-and-the-primary-components-of-the-non-carbonate-fraction-5) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non carbonate fraction, at two depths in core GC13, collected from the Capricorn Channel.](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-main-carbonate-mineralogy-and-the-primary-components-of-the-non-carbonate-fraction-2) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non carbonate fraction, at two depths in core GC14, collected from the Capricorn Channel.](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-main-carbonate-mineralogy-and-the-primary-components-of-the-non-carbonate-fraction-4) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining the grainsize of sediment with increasing depth in core GC09, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-the-grainsize-of-sediment-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc09-located-in-the-caprico) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining the grainsize of sediment with increasing depth in core GC10, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-the-grainsize-of-sediment-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc10-located-in-the-caprico) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining the grainsize of sediment with increasing depth in core GC11, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-the-grainsize-of-sediment-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc11-located-in-the-caprico) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining the grainsize of sediment with increasing depth in core GC12, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-the-grainsize-of-sediment-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc12-located-in-the-caprico) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining the grainsize of sediment with increasing depth in core GC13, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-the-grainsize-of-sediment-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc13-located-in-the-caprico) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Determining the grainsize of sediment with increasing depth in core GC14, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/determining-the-grainsize-of-sediment-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc14-located-in-the-caprico) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Oxygen isotope (18-O) values for 5 different foraminiferal species down the core of GC12, collected from the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/oxygen-isotope-18-o-values-for-5-different-foraminiferal-species-down-the-core-of-gc12-collecte) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC-09, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 166 mbsl.](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/parent-record-datasets-relating-to-core-gc-09-located-in-the-capricorn-channel-at-a-depth-of-16) (HTML, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC-10, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 335 mbsl](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/parent-record-datasets-relating-to-core-gc-10-located-in-the-capricorn-channel-at-a-depth-of-33) (HTML, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC-11, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 502 mbsl](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/parent-record-datasets-relating-to-core-gc-11-located-in-the-capricorn-channel-at-a-depth-of-50) (HTML, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC-12, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 990.5 mbsl](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/parent-record-datasets-relating-to-core-gc-12-located-in-the-capricorn-channel-at-a-depth-of-99) (HTML, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC-14, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 2004 mbsl](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/parent-record-datasets-relating-to-core-gc-14-located-in-the-capricorn-channel-at-a-depth-of-20) (HTML, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC13, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 1482 mbsl](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/parent-record-datasets-relating-to-core-gc13-located-in-the-capricorn-channel-at-a-depth-of-148) (HTML, WMS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Quantifying the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon with increasing depth in core GC09, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/quantifying-the-isotopic-composition-of-oxygen-and-carbon-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc09-lo) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Quantifying the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon with increasing depth in core GC10, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/quantifying-the-isotopic-composition-of-oxygen-and-carbon-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc10-lo) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Quantifying the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon with increasing depth in core GC11, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/quantifying-the-isotopic-composition-of-oxygen-and-carbon-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc11-lo) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Quantifying the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon with increasing depth in core GC12, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/quantifying-the-isotopic-composition-of-oxygen-and-carbon-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc12-lo) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Quantifying the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon with increasing depth in core GC13, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/quantifying-the-isotopic-composition-of-oxygen-and-carbon-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc13-lo) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Quantifying the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon with increasing depth in core GC14, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/quantifying-the-isotopic-composition-of-oxygen-and-carbon-with-increasing-depth-in-core-gc14-lo) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [The percentage of CaCO3 in samples taken from various depths in core GC12, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/the-percentage-of-caco3-in-samples-taken-from-various-depths-in-core-gc12-located-in-the-capric) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [The percentage of calcium carbonate in samples taken from various depths in core GC09, located in the Capricorn Channel.](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/the-percentage-of-calcium-carbonate-in-samples-taken-from-various-depths-in-core-gc09-located-i) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [The percentage of calcium carbonate in samples taken from various depths in core GC10, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/the-percentage-of-calcium-carbonate-in-samples-taken-from-various-depths-in-core-gc10-located-i) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)
- [The percentage of calcium carbonate in samples taken from various depths in core GC11, located in the Capricorn Channel](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/the-percentage-of-calcium-carbonate-in-samples-taken-from-various-depths-in-core-gc11-located-i) (HTML, WMS, XLS; CC-BY-2.5-AU; updated 2023-08-11)

Full list: https://publicdata.au/cth/national-institute-of-water-and-atmosphere-niwa/catalogue.json