CBay CLIM catchment

<p><b><i>This data resource includes layers in a map service. To download it, please go to the &quot;Layers&quot; section of this page and click the name of the dataset. This will open a new page that features a download button.</i></b></p> <p><b>Open the Map Service:</b> <a href='https://gis.chesapeakebay.net/ags/rest/services/LandResources/CBay_LULC_CLIM/MapServer' rel='nofollow ugc'>https://gis.chesapeakebay.net/ags/rest/services/LandResources/CBay_LULC_CLIM/MapServer</a> </p><p>This resource is the geospatial representation of the USGS Science Base dataset &quot;<a href='https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5cf6b2fbe4b0d63728b9b412' rel='nofollow ugc'>Chesapeake Bay Watershed historical and future projected land use and climate data summarized for NHDPlusV2 catchments</a>. It includes historical estimates and future projections of climate data and land use summarized within the 1:100,000 National Hydrography Dataset Version 2 (NHDPlusV2) frameworks for catchments and upstream accumulated watersheds. Climate data include seasonal measures of average air temperature and total precipitation. Historical climate estimates are averaged over the time period 1980-1999, while historical land use data are for the year 2005. Future climate projections are averaged over 20-year periods centered around the years 2030, 2060 and 2090, while future land use projections are for the years 2030, 2060 and 2090. These data can be used to identify areas most suitable for conservation, mitigation or restoration while considering the non-static nature of the environment.</p>