Monthly Hillslope Cover Erosion Rates for New South Wales in 2001

Monthly hillslope cover erosion data measured in tonnes per hectare per month for the state of New South Wales, Australia, for the year 2001. The dataset is provided by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Data files are available in PDF and GEOTIFF formats.

Use Cases

• Model soil loss and sediment yield based on monthly erosion rates
• Analyze seasonal erosion patterns based on monthly temporal resolution
• Map erosion risk across New South Wales based on geospatial coverage
• Calibrate hydrological models using hillslope-scale erosion data

Strengths

• Data covers a full calendar year (2001) for temporal analysis.
• Geospatial coverage is defined for the entire state of New South Wales.
• Data is provided in a standard geospatial format (GEOTIFF).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-05-17).

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Time Range

2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 19:56:11.241949; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia