Whyalla Walls St Air Quality Station Meteorology Data for Spencer Gulf

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) monitors South Australian airsheds to assess air quality and guide management decisions. This dataset contains validated meteorology data for the Spencer Gulf region, including wind direction requiring vector averaging for longer-duration calculations. The data was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Modeling air pollutant dispersion based on wind direction and speed data.
• Assessing regional air quality trends using validated meteorological observations.
• Supporting environmental management decisions with EPA-monitored data.
• Conducting time-series analysis of atmospheric conditions in the Spencer Gulf.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), an authoritative source.
• Last updated on 2026-04-28, indicating recent maintenance.
• Released under a CC-BY-4.0 license, permitting flexible reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the single Whyalla Walls St monitoring station.

Provenance

Source

Environment Protection Authority (EPA)

Collection Method

Monitoring of South Australian airsheds by the EPA.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 02:13:22.039849

Geography

Spencer Gulf region, South Australia, specifically the Whyalla Walls St station.