Palaeo Stochastic Climate Data for Water Modelling in NSW

10,000-year daily datasets of rainfall and potential evapotranspiration combine observed and palaeo-climatic data. Researchers at the University of Adelaide and University of Newcastle generated this data for modelling Regional Water Strategies. Data access requires a free account via the secure WaterInfo web portal.

Use Cases

• Simulate long-term hydrological scenarios based on 10,000-year stochastic climate sequences
• Model water availability and drought risk based on daily rainfall and evapotranspiration data
• Validate water infrastructure planning models using palaeo-climate-informed stochastic inputs

Strengths

• 10,000-year daily temporal coverage provides a long-term stochastic perspective
• Data integrates observed datasets with palaeo-climatic information
• Generated by researchers at the University of Adelaide and University of Newcastle

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Generated using observed datasets combined with palaeo-climatic data

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 14:18:21.343017; freshness should be verified

Geography

New South Wales, Australia