Welcome to DustWatch

DustWatch is a community research project, monitoring the extent and severity of wind erosion across Australia. We use data that comes from volunteer DustWatchers, monitoring equipment, meteorological records and satellite images.

your Wind Erosion History

Access via:

DustWatch Data

Modelled Wind Erosion

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DustWatch Data

Regional comparison

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DustWatch Data

Dust Season

 Access via:

Dust Directory

 More data in Resources >>

or see them all in our Resources section...

Interactive Dust Map Viewer

Browse the dust maps of Australia, showing dust data for up to 50 years.

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 Dust Sightings

 Use the online form to lodge an observation, or upload a photo.

Go to form...

Dust Timeline

 This animation describes how to interpret the dust histories presented in the website.

Play animation (00:02:16) 2.5MB...

(Flash Player required - free download)

Dust Photos

Browse photos of dust sent to us from DustWatchers and researchers. Go to Gallery...   

 More tools in Resources >>

NOTICEBOARD:

12 DEC 2011: New data - Dust Season. Read more on the Resources page...

11 DEC 2011: New data - Simulated Dust History. Read more on the Resources page...

7 DEC 2011: New maps - Dust Storm Maps. See Interactive Map Viewer...

 Have you seen a dust storm?

At DustWatch Australia, you can upload your dust storm photo, or make a 'Dust Sighting' using our online form.

 Ever been caught outside during a dust storm?

You can tell DustWatch Australia your dust storm story by contacting us online.

About DustWatch

Team

Current Partners

Media

Contact us

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Dust sightings

DustWatch nodes

Become a DustWatcher

Dust in your Region

Interactive dust map viewer

DustWatch Data interactive tool

Learning about dust

Learn about dust

School DustWatch

Useful links