Water Modelling-Stochastic Climate Data-Greater Sydney-Silo Station (ix of xi) ID 069001-0

Greater Sydney stochastic climate data includes 10,000 replicates of 130-year daily rainfall and potential evapotranspiration datasets. The data was generated by University of Newcastle researchers using observed climate data and used for the Greater Sydney Water Strategy. This asset contains data for seven specific SILO station IDs, including Bettowynd, Braidwood, and Nerriga.

Use Cases

• Generate stochastic water supply scenarios based on 10,000 replicates of daily rainfall and evapotranspiration.
• Assess climate variability impacts on water resources using 130-year synthetic daily climate sequences.
• Calibrate hydrological models for Greater Sydney using station-specific data from locations like Braidwood and Nerriga.
• Perform risk analysis for water infrastructure planning based on potential evapotranspiration data.

Strengths

• Contains 10,000 replicates for robust statistical analysis of climate variability.
• Provides 130-year daily sequences for long-term hydrological trend assessment.
• 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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

130-year daily sequences

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 19:50:25.970272; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Greater Sydney region, specifically seven SILO station locations (e.g., Bettowynd, Braidwood, Nerriga)