Climate and Land-Use/Land-Cover Data for the Kibale National Park Region

These data pertain either to Kibale National Park (KNP), which is a protected area in western Uganda, and a 5-m buffer around the park or only land that exists within the 5-km buffer. The data include daily precipitation totals for 1983-2024, rainy-season and dry-season values for 1983-2024, water-budget models and associated monthly hydroclimate values for 1983-2024, projected hydroclimate values for 2050, crop-suitability information for 1983-2024 and 2050, and land-use/land-cover (LULC) information for the buffered region.

The uploaded files are as follows:
1. Daily precipitation totals for four hydroclimate zones for 1983-2024 (DailyPrecipitation.xlsx)
2. Rainy-season and dry-season information for the four zones for 1983-2024 (Seasons.xlsx)
3. Monthly water-budget models and output for the four zones for 1983-2024 (SoilWaterBudget_Zone1_1983-2024.xlsx, SoilWaterBudget_Zone2_1983-2024.xlsx, SoilWaterBudget_Zone3_1983-2024.xlsx, and SoilWaterBudget_Zone3_1983-2024.xlsx)
4. Mean monthly values for water-budget values for current (1983-2024) and future (2050) (Hydroclimate_Current&Future.xlsx)
5. Optimal temperatures for crops grown in the region (OptimalTemperatures.xlsx)
6. Water requirements for crops in the four zones for current (1983-2024) and future (2050) (CropWater.xlsx)
7. LULC of reference points (LULC_Reference.xlsx)

The following are geospatial data in a compressed archive (GeospatialData)
1. The boundary of KNP (KNP_Boundary.shp)
2. The buffered area around KNP (KNP_Buffer_5km.shp)
3. The four hydroclimate zones (HydroclimateZones.shp)
4. LULC of waypoints surveyed along the perimeter of KNP (KNP_Perimeter_LULC.shp)
5. LULC of line segments along the perimeter of KNP (KNP_Perimeter_LULC.shp)
6. Reference LULC and classified LULC of points in the region (Points_Reference&Classified.shp)
7. The 2023 LULC classification of the buffered portion of the region (LULC.tif)