Water Modelling-Stochastic Climate Data-Greater Sydney-Silo Station (iii of xi) ID 063071-

The 'Water Modelling-Stochastic Climate Data-Greater Sydney-Silo Station (iii of xi)' dataset contains 10,000 replicates of 130-year daily rainfall and potential evapotranspiration data. Researchers at the University of Newcastle generated this stochastic climate data using observed data sets for modelling in the Greater Sydney Water Strategy. The data was last updated on 2026-05-13 by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Use Cases

• Generate probabilistic water balance forecasts based on 10,000 stochastic replicates of daily climate variables.
• Assess long-term climate variability impacts on water resources using 130-year synthetic daily time series.
• Calibrate hydrological models for Greater Sydney using stochastic rainfall and evapotranspiration inputs.
• Perform water security scenario analysis for the Greater Sydney Water Strategy using the provided climate replicates.

Strengths

• Contains 10,000 stochastic replicates, enabling robust probabilistic analysis.
• Covers a long synthetic period of 130 years of daily data.
• Includes data for 15 specific Silo Station locations in the Greater Sydney region.

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 15 listed Silo Station locations.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Stochastically generated from observed climate data sets by researchers at the University of Newcastle.

Time Range

130-year synthetic daily time series.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 00:32:20.307706; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Greater Sydney region, specifically 15 listed Silo Station locations.