Water Modelling-Palaeo Stochastic Climate Data-Greater Sydney-Silo Station (vii of xi)

10,000 replicates of 130-year daily rainfall and potential evapotranspiration data for the Greater Sydney region, generated using observed and palaeoclimate data. This work was undertaken by researchers at the University of Newcastle for the Greater Sydney Water Strategy. The dataset includes data for nine specific Silo Station IDs, such as Dapto Bowling Club and Robertson (Caalong Street).

Use Cases

• Assessing long-term water resource reliability based on 10,000 stochastic climate replicates.
• Calibrating hydrological models using 130-year daily rainfall and evapotranspiration sequences.
• Evaluating climate variability impacts on water supply using combined observed and palaeoclimate data.

Strengths

• 10,000 stochastic replicates provide a robust basis for probabilistic analysis.
• 130-year daily time series offer long-term climate context for water planning.
• Data is specifically generated for the Greater Sydney Water Strategy by university researchers.

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 selected Silo Station locations.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

130-year daily sequences (specific historical years not stated).

Freshness

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Geography

Greater Sydney region, specifically nine listed Silo Station locations.