Water Modelling-Palaeo Stochastic Climate Data: Greater Sydney Silo Stations

Greater Sydney palaeo stochastic climate data includes 10,000 replicates of 130-year daily rainfall and potential evapotranspiration datasets. The data was generated by researchers at the University of Newcastle using observed and palaeo climate data for the Greater Sydney Water Strategy. This asset covers nine specific Silo stations, including Pennant Hills, Wahroonga Reservoir, and Prospect Reservoir.

Use Cases

• Assess long-term water availability based on 130-year stochastic rainfall replicates.
• Model hydrological impacts of climate variability using 10,000 stochastic climate scenarios.
• Calibrate water system models for Greater Sydney using station-specific potential evapotranspiration data.
• Evaluate water strategy resilience against palaeoclimate-informed drought and flood sequences.

Strengths

• 10,000 stochastic replicates provide a robust basis for probabilistic analysis.
• 130-year daily time series enable long-term trend and extreme event analysis.
• Covers nine specific Silo station locations within Greater Sydney.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Generated by researchers at the University of Newcastle using observed and combined palaeo climate data.

Time Range

130-year daily replicates.

Freshness

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Geography

Greater Sydney, Australia (specific Silo stations listed).