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DustWatch Database

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 24/06/2025

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Dust data in an indicator of soil and catchment health. The assumption is that if wind erosion is occurring and dust is being transported away from the site, then the soil is degrading. Dust data is stored in the DustWatch data base. Dust concentration measurements are sourced from the DustWatch Node network described in Leys et al. 2008 (http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/dustwatch/). The PM10 data are sampled with DustTrak sensors, a portable, battery-operated laser photometer that gives real-time mass concentration within the particle-size range 0.1 to approximately 10 micrometres. The sensors are enclosed in the manufacturer's field enclosure and have been modified to operate remotely and with minimal maintenance. One minute data is averaged to hourly values.

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Title DustWatch Database
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/180abe29-fd25-48bc-9409-002505c17ec6
Remote Last Updated 26/02/2024
Contact Point
Reference Period 07/01/2005
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on DataNSW "DustWatch Database". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/nsw-dust-watch-database23c40