GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network
Lauder (LAU)
New Zealand
GRUAN Status
- active
- since 2014
- certified
- 2014
- recertified
- 2019, 2023
Site Name
- GRUAN (code, name)
- LAU Lauder
- -short
- Lauder
- -long, international
- Lauder Atmospheric Research Station
- -long, national
- Lauder Atmospheric Research Station
- WMO (code, name)
- 93817, Lauder
Location
- Country
- New Zealand
- Altitude
- 1.5 to 370 m
Map
Site Contact for purposes of GRUAN activities
- Name
- Richard Querel
- Affiliation
- NIWA
- Address
- Lauder, State Highway 85, Central Otago, Private Bag 50061, Omakau
- Richard.querel@niwa.co.nz
- Phone
- +64 3 440 0400
- Fax
- +64 4 386 0574
The GRUAN site "Lauder" is a cooperation from two national organizations with two locations.
Site Locations
Position
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Otago
- Latitude
- 45.0 °S
- Longitude
- 169.7 °E
- Altitude
- 370 m
Institution / Operator
- Name
- ESNZ
- -long, international
- New Zealand Institute for Earth Sciences
- -long, national
- New Zealand Institute for Earth Sciences
- Website
- www.earthsciences.nz
- Description
- NIWA (Crown owned research and consultancy company) merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand. (2025-07-01)
Contact
- Name
- Richard Querel
- Affiliation
- NIWA
- Address
- Lauder, State Highway 85, Central Otago, Private Bag 50061, Omakau
- Richard.querel@niwa.co.nz
- Phone
- +64 3 440 0400
- Fax
- +64 4 386 0574
Description of Location
- Foundation
- 1961
- Description
- situated 35 kilometres from Alexandra on State Highway 85
- General type
- rural
- Topography
- located in the Manuherikea river valley, between Dunstan Range and Blackstone Hill
- Land use (within 10 km)
- dry, grass
- Climate
- like continental, The air is among the cleanest in the world and the climate is extreme by New Zealand standards: hot in summer, cold in winter, and dry all year. It is also quite windy, especially in spring and autumn. The most settled period of the year is late summer/ early autumn. There are occasional snow falls in winter, but snow rarely lies for more than a few days.
- Website
- www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/atmosphere/lauder
Membership In Other Networks
- NDACC
- BSRN
- WOUDC
- TCCON
- since March 2004
Position
- Country
- New Zealand
- Federal state
- Southland
- Latitude
- 46.42 °S
- Longitude
- 168.3 °E
- Altitude
- 1.5 m
Institution / Operator
- Name
- MetService
- -long, international
- Meteorological Service of New Zealand Ltd
- -long, national
- Meteorological Service of New Zealand Ltd
- Website
- www.metservice.com
- Description
- National Meteorological Service
Contact
- Name
- Kevin Alder
- Affiliation
- MetService
- Address
- 30 Salamanca Road, Kelburn, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
- kevin.alder@metservice.com
- Phone
- Fax
Description of Location
- Foundation
- 1939-09-01
- Description
- The observation site lies 500m southeast of Invercargill Airport and 1.5 km to the west of the Invercargill city centre (pop. 50,000), in an open farmland setting at the head of the New River Estuary.
- General type
- rural
- Topography
- coastal plain
- Land use (within 10 km)
- Grassland / cropland 60 %, open water 10 %, settlements 30 %
- Climate
- moderate maritime mid-latitude
- Website
- www.metservice.com
Membership In Other Networks
- GSN
- since 1997
- GUAN
- since 1997
Relevant Documents
- ICM-16 (2025)
- GRUAN Site Report for Lauder - Richard Querel
- ICM-15 (2024)
- GRUAN Site Report for Lauder - Richard Querel
- ICM-14 (2022)
- GRUAN Site Report for Lauder - Richard Querel
- ICM-13 (2021)
- GRUAN Station Report for Lauder - Richard Querel
- ICM-12 (2020)
- GRUAN Site Report for Lauder - Richard Querel
- ICM-11 (2019)
- GRUAN Site Report for Lauder - Richard Querel
- ICM-10 (2018)
- GRUAN Site Report for Lauder - Richard Querel
- A Site Atmospheric State Best Estimate of Temperature for Lauder, New Zealand - Jordis Tradowsky
- ICM-9 (2017)
- GRUAN Site Report for Lauder - Richard Querel
- Update from Lauder - Richard Querel
- Partnering with operational met sites: Lauder’s new Invercargill-based data stream - Richard Querel
- ICM-8 (2016)
- GRUAN Station Report for Lauder - Richard Querel
- ICM-7 (2015)
- GRUAN Station Report for Lauder - Richard Querel
- Update on Lauder activities - Richard Querel
- ICM-6 (2014)
- GRUAN Station Report for Lauder - Richard Querel
- Lauder Update - Richard Querel
- ICM-5 (2013)
- NIWA’s Contribution to GRUAN - Olaf Morgenstern
- ICM-4 (2012)
- Lauder Report for ICM-4 Meeting, Tokyo, 5 – 9 March 2012 - Karin Kreher
- New Zealand – Lauder Site Report - Paul Johnston and Karin Kreher
- ICM-3 (2011)
- Site Report: Lauder, New Zealand - Paul Johnston
- New Zealand – Lauder Site Report - Paul Johnston
- ICM-2 (2010)
- Site report: Lauder, New Zealand - Paul Johnston
- New Zealand – Lauder Site Report - Paul Johnston
- ICM-1 (2009)
- Site report: New Zealand Lauder - Paul Johnston
- New Zealand – Lauder - Paul Johnston
- Lindenberg (2008)
- Lauder, New Zealand within Network for Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC) - Paul Johnston
Measurement Systems
| Key | Name | Description | Instrument View | Instrument Change | ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAU-GN-01 | GNSS Site LDRZ | 2024-04-04 | |||
| LAU-RS-01 | Lauder Radiosonde Launch Site | 2024-04-04 | |||
| LAU-RS-02 | Invercargill Radiosonde Launch Site |
Current data flow
