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2016 SoE Land Dust storm activity across Australia - Dust Stations

Map showing dust storm activity across Australia based on 356 stations, 2011 - 2011. Underpinning data sourced from Dustwatch Australia. For further information see: http://www.dustwatch.edu.au/index.php/modelled-wind-erosion/continental-erosion

Note. Data for years 2001 to 2009 have also been previously published in McTainsh G, Leys J, O’Loingsigh T, Strong C. Wind erosion and land management in Australia during 1940-1949 and 2000-2009. Report prepared by the Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities on behalf of the State of the Environment 2011 Committee. Canberra: DSEWPaC, 2011.

Map prepared by the Department of Environment and Energy in order to produce Figure LAN24 in the Land theme of Australia State of the Environment 2016 available at http://www.soe.environment.gov.au

The map service can be viewed at: https://soe.terria.io/#share=s-711c5zmmq1drL8d8AIMAaFau05R

Downloadable spatial data also available below.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Title 2016 SoE Land Dust storm activity across Australia - Dust Stations
Type Dataset
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Data Status active
Update Frequency never
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2e6ff32a-49eb-4972-aeab-de86208e6a0e
Date Published 2017-02-01
Date Updated 2024-01-11
Contact Point
State of the Environment
soe@environment.gov.au
Temporal Coverage 2017-02-01 02:18:04
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Data Portal data.gov.au
Publisher/Agency State of the Environment