Australian daily evaporation data

At a glance

Daily evaporation data for all stations across Australia and nearby islands. Evaporimeter water temperature and wind run data associated with the evaporation observations are also included. Some stations do have gaps in the data record.
A map of the stations.

Product details

The Australian daily evaporation data CD ROM contains:

• Daily evaporation data for approximately 630 stations from the start of recording until the latest available.
• A basic description of evaporation and additional reference material and metadata.

Format

Data is provided on one CD ROM, comprising files in the following formats:

• Daily evaporation data in comma separated ASCII text, in compressed ZIP format, with 1 day per record
• Brief notes describing some properties of the data and the formats of the data, as a text file
• Station details, as a text file
• Metadata as html-based files

Cost

$92.00 including GST and postage within Australia

Download a sample

Sample files are available for download:

• Data file

Product metadata

The following metadata summary, and station details, provide information about the data. For example, information is provided about the station, including name, location (latitude/longitude) and length of the data record.

Product reference	IDCJDC05.200907
Title	Daily evaporation data
Description	Daily evaporation data for all Bureau managed stations across Australia. Evaporimeter water temperature and wind run data associated with the evaporation observations are also included. Some stations do have gaps in the data record.
Custodian	Bureau of Meteorology
Geographic extent name(s):	Australia
Beginning/end dates	Start of recording to latest available
Update frequency	Second quarter of each calendar year
Scale/resolution	N/A

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Copyright and contact information

To order a copy of this product please contact:

Email	webclim@bom.gov.au
Telephone	03 9669 4082
Fax	03 9669 4515
Post	Data Services National Climate Centre GPO Box 1289 Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia

Please note that the copyright for any data supplied for the Bureau of Meteorology is held in the Commonwealth of Australia and the purchaser shall give acknowledgement of the source in reference to the data. Apart from dealings under the Copyright Act 1968, the purchaser shall not reproduce (electronically or otherwise), modify or supply (by sale or otherwise) these data without written permission from the supplier.

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