Agricultural, Climate, and Water Management Data for Australia’s Murray–Darling Basin

Open Dataset
Creators:
Will Rafey, UCLA Department of Economics
Publication Date:
2023-01-18
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Dataset Description:
This dataset collection compiles key information on agriculture, climate, and water resource management in Australia’s Murray–Darling Basin. It brings together information from multiple sources, including ABARES, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), and the Australian Water Markets Report (AWMR). The collection includes crop calendars and coefficients, irrigation production estimates (GVIAP), monthly climate indicators such as rainfall and evapotranspiration, and economic data on water prices and allocations. Geospatial boundary files and supporting metadata are also provided to enable spatial and temporal analysis. The collection supports research on agricultural planning, water use efficiency, and environmental policy in the basin.
Publications Citing This Dataset:
Rafey, Will. “Droughts, Deluges, and (River) Diversions: Valuing Market-Based Water Reallocation.” American Economic Review 113, no. 2 (February 2023): 430–71. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20201434.
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Climate data Environmental policy Geospatial data
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