Climate Suitability Maps for Sclerotinia Stem Rot Under Future Climate Models

A 2026 release from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) containing geospatial data on climate suitability for Sclerotinia stem rot, a biosecurity risk. The dataset includes maps for each month, phenophase, and climate variable combination, derived from eight global climate models, historical observations, and ensemble medians. It is part of a broader Climate Vulnerability Assessment project analyzing impacts on Australian primary industries.

Use Cases

• Modeling future disease risk for Sclerotinia stem rot based on climate suitability maps.
• Comparing projected climate impacts across eight different global climate models (GCMs).
• Assessing seasonal (monthly) and phenological stage (phenophase) vulnerabilities for crop disease management.
• Integrating geospatial climate suitability data into agricultural planning and biosecurity frameworks.

Strengths

• Data is provided for eight distinct global climate models (GCMs) plus historical observations and ensemble medians.
• Maps are provided at multiple granularities: monthly, per phenophase, and per phenophase-climate variable combination.
• The assessment follows a documented multicriteria analysis (MCA) framework for consistent and transparent vulnerability scoring.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and specific spatial resolution are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on Australian primary industry sectors.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)

Collection Method

Modelled using multicriteria analysis (MCA) on climate data; details in the project's Methodology Report.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-23 17:26:13.126324; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely focuses on regions relevant to Australian primary industries, but specific coverage is not stated.