Namoi Region Stochastic Climate Data for Water Modelling

Namoi region stochastic climate data includes 10,000-year daily datasets of rainfall and potential evapotranspiration. Researchers at the University of Adelaide and University of Newcastle generated the data using observed and palaeo-climatic records. The dataset supports transparency, research, and planning for Regional Water Strategies.

Use Cases

• Long-term water availability modelling based on stochastic rainfall and evapotranspiration data.
• Climate risk assessment for water infrastructure planning using 10,000-year daily climate sequences.
• Validation of hydrological models against palaeo-climate-informed stochastic scenarios.
• Analysis of extreme drought or flood probabilities using Morton's evapotranspiration variables.

Strengths

• 10,000-year daily time series provides extensive stochastic scenarios.
• Includes multiple climate variables: rainfall, Morton's evapotranspiration types, and Penman-Monteith FAO56.
• Each ZIP file contains a metadata PDF and quality assurance PDF.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Access requires creating a free account on the WaterInfo web portal.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Generated by researchers using observed datasets combined with palaeo-climatic data.

Time Range

10,000-year daily sequences.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 21:52:12.978144; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Namoi region.