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

130-year daily time series of rainfall and potential evapotranspiration generated for 10,000 stochastic replicates. The data was created by researchers at the University of Newcastle and used in modelling for the Greater Sydney Water Strategy. This asset includes data for eight specific Silo stations in the Greater Sydney region.

Use Cases

• Assessing long-term water resource availability based on 130-year daily rainfall and evapotranspiration replicates.
• Conducting stochastic hydrological modelling for climate risk using 10,000 generated climate sequences.
• Calibrating water system models for specific locations like Avon Dam or Cataract Dam based on station-level data.
• Comparing water yield scenarios under observed-only versus combined palaeoclimate-informed data conditions.

Strengths

• 10,000 stochastic replicates provide a robust basis for probabilistic analysis.
• 130-year daily time series offer a long-term perspective for water planning.
• Data is explicitly linked to eight named Silo stations in Greater Sydney, providing geographic specificity.
• Generated using combined observed and palaeoclimate data, adding historical climate context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Greater Sydney region and selected Silo stations.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Generated by researchers at the University of Newcastle using observed data sets without and with combined palaeo climate data.

Time Range

130-year daily sequences (synthetic temporal coverage).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 18:43:10.246919; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Greater Sydney region, specifically eight listed Silo stations.