GAGES-II: Geospatial Attributes of Gages for Evaluating Streamflow

This dataset, termed "GAGES II", an acronym for Geospatial Attributes of Gages for Evaluating Streamflow, version II, provides geospatial data and classifications for 9,322 stream gages maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It is an update to the original GAGES, which was published as a Data Paper on the journal Ecology's website (Falcone and others, 2010b) in 2010. The GAGES II dataset consists of gages which have had either 20+ complete years (not necessarily continuous) of discharge record since 1950, or are currently active, as of water year 2009, and whose watersheds lie within the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Reference gages were identified based on indicators that they...

Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Alabama, Alaska, All 50 states, Arizona, Arkansas, All tags... California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, GAGES, Georgia, HCDN, Hawaii, Hydrological, Hydrology, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, NPLCC, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, USGS, USGS gages, United States, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, hydrologic condition, hydrologic modification, inlandWaters, reference watersheds, streamflow, streamgage network, water resources, Fewer tags

Subalpine Connectivity of areas of low elevation and low human footprint in the NPLCC, 2000 (A1B)

Subalpine Connectivity of areas of low elevation and low human footprint in the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative study area. This application provides Subalpine Connectivity for 2000 and 2080 (A1B).The North Pacific Forest Landscape Connectivity Project uses three main geospatial layers as inputs into the creation of resistance map grids. One-km was decided as the resolution for the final resistance grids. The three primary geospatial layers used in this analysis were a digital elevation model (DEM), a vegetation layer, and a human footprint layer. Due to the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, digital elevation models from different sources had to be...

Tags: NPLCC, North Pacific, connectivity, corridors, forests, All tags... subalpine, Fewer tags

Mean Temperature of the coldest month under the A2 Emissions Scenario (Western North America, 23 AOGCM Ensemble)

This set of 4 rasters shows mean temperature of the coldest month (deg C * 10) for Western North America under the A2 Emissions Scenario from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). One layer shows the historic period (1961 to 1990), and there are three layers of future climate projections representing the 2020s, the 2050s, and the 2080s. These future layers are ensemble averages across all 23 CMIP3 AOGCMs (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 3 Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models). All layers have a resolution of 1 km, and are designed to capture climate gradients, temperature inversions, and rain shadows in the mountainous landscape of western North America.

Tags: 2020s, 2050s, 2080s, A2, ClimateWNA, All tags... NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, climate data, climate scenarios, coldest month, downscaled, future climate, historic, historic climate, mean coldest temp, mean coldest temperature, mean temperature, normal, projected climate, Fewer tags

Environmental Sensitivity Index, Outer Coast of Washington, 1985

This service shows the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) developed for the the outer coast of Washington in 1985. Both linear and polygonal shoreline features are included here. Associated GIS datasets can be downloaded here.ESI maps use shoreline rankings to rate how sensitive an area of shoreline would be to an oil spill. The ranking scale goes from 1 to 10.A rank of 1 represents shorelines with the least susceptibility to damage by oiling. Examples include steep, exposed rocky cliffs and banks. The oil cannot penetrate into the rock and will be washed off quickly by the waves and tides.A rank of 10 represents shorelines most likely to be damaged by oiling. Examples include protected, vegetated wetlands,...

Tags: NPLCC, coastal habitats, coastal resources, coastal sensitivity, coastal wildlife, All tags... coastal zone management, cook inlet, environmental sensitivity, esi, oil spill planning, sensitivity maps, washington, wildlife, Fewer tags

Environmental Sensitivity Index, Puget Sound, Washington, 2006

This service shows the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) developed for the Cook Inlet and Kenai Peninsula, AK, in 2002. Both linear and polygonal shoreline features are included here. Associated GIS datasets can be downloaded here.ESI maps use shoreline rankings to rate how sensitive an area of shoreline would be to an oil spill. The ranking scale goes from 1 to 10.A rank of 1 represents shorelines with the least susceptibility to damage by oiling. Examples include steep, exposed rocky cliffs and banks. The oil cannot penetrate into the rock and will be washed off quickly by the waves and tides.A rank of 10 represents shorelines most likely to be damaged by oiling. Examples include protected, vegetated...

Tags: NPLCC, coastal habitats, coastal resources, coastal sensitivity, coastal wildlife, All tags... coastal zone management, environmental sensitivity, esi, oil spill planning, puget sound, sensitivity maps, washington, wildlife, Fewer tags

Environmental Sensitivity Index, Price William Sound, Alaska, 2000

This service shows the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) developed for Price William Sound, AK, in 2000. Both linear and polygonal shoreline features are included here. Associated GIS datasets can be downloaded here.ESI maps use shoreline rankings to rate how sensitive an area of shoreline would be to an oil spill. The ranking scale goes from 1 to 10.A rank of 1 represents shorelines with the least susceptibility to damage by oiling. Examples include steep, exposed rocky cliffs and banks. The oil cannot penetrate into the rock and will be washed off quickly by the waves and tides.A rank of 10 represents shorelines most likely to be damaged by oiling. Examples include protected, vegetated wetlands, such...

Tags: NPLCC, alaska, coastal habitats, coastal resources, coastal sensitivity, All tags... coastal wildlife, coastal zone management, environmental sensitivity, esi, oil spill planning, prince william sound, sensitivity maps, wildlife, Fewer tags

Changes in Stream Flow, Historic - 2080

Derived from: Wenger, Seth J.; Luce, Charles H.; Hamlet, Alan F.; Isaak, Daniel J.; Neville, Helen M. 2010. Macroscale hydrologic modeling of ecologically relevant flow metrics. Water Resources Research. 46: W09513. doi:10.1029/2009WR008839. Climate change is projected to alter the flow regimes of streams and rivers, with consequences for physical processes and aquatic organisms. To study these hydrologic changes, we have developed a database of flow metrics for streams in the western US (extent shown on the map to the left) under historical conditions and climate change scenarios. These are based on daily simulations of the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) macroscale hydrologic model produced by the University...

Tags: NPLCC, Stream Flow

Mean Temperature of the coldest month under the B1 Emissions Scenario (Western North America, 23 AOGCM Ensemble)

This set of 4 rasters shows mean temperature of the coldest month (deg C * 10) for Western North America under the B1 Emissions Scenario from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). One layer shows the historic period (1961 to 1990), and there are three layers of future climate projections representing the 2020s, the 2050s, and the 2080s. These future layers are ensemble averages across all 23 CMIP3 AOGCMs (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 3 Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models). All layers have a resolution of 1 km, and are designed to capture climate gradients, temperature inversions, and rain shadows in the mountainous landscape of western North America.

Tags: 2020s, 2050s, 2080s, B1, ClimateWNA, All tags... NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, climate data, climate scenarios, coldest month, downscaled, future climate, historic, historic climate, mean coldest temp, mean coldest temperature, mean temperature, normal, projected climate, Fewer tags

Mean Annual Precipitation under the A2 Emissions Scenario (Western North America, 23 AOGCM Ensemble)

This set of 4 rasters shows mean annual precipitation (mm) for Western North America under the A2 Emissions Scenario from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). One layer shows the historic period (1961 to 1990), and there are three layers of future climate projections representing the 2020s, the 2050s, and the 2080s. These future layers are ensemble averages across all 23 CMIP3 AOGCMs (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 3 Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models). All layers have a resolution of 1 km, and are designed to capture climate gradients, temperature inversions, and rain shadows in the mountainous landscape of western North America.

Tags: 2020s, 2050s, 2080s, A2, ClimateWNA, All tags... NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, PRCP, annual precipitation, climate data, climate scenarios, downscaled, future climate, historic, historic climate, mean annual precipitation, normal, prcp, precip, precipitation, projected climate, Fewer tags

Winter (Dec to Feb) Mean Temperature under the A2 Emissions Scenario (Western North America, 23 AOGCM Ensemble)

This set of 4 rasters shows winter (Dec to Feb) mean temperature (deg C * 10) for Western North America under the A2 Emissions Scenario from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). One layer shows the historic period (1961 to 1990), and there are three layers of future climate projections representing the 2020s, the 2050s, and the 2080s. These future layers are ensemble averages across all 23 CMIP3 AOGCMs (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 3 Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models). All layers have a resolution of 1 km, and are designed to capture climate gradients, temperature inversions, and rain shadows in the mountainous landscape of western North America.

Tags: 2020s, 2050s, 2080s, A2, ClimateWNA, All tags... NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, TEMP, TMP, climate data, climate scenarios, downscaled, future climate, historic, historic climate, mean winter temperature, normal, projected climate, temp, winter, winter temperature, Fewer tags

Winter (Dec to Feb) Mean Temperature under the A1B Emissions Scenario (Western North America, 23 AOGCM Ensemble)

This set of 4 rasters shows winter (Dec to Feb) mean temperature (deg C * 10) for Western North America under the A1B Emissions Scenario from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). One layer shows the historic period (1961 to 1990), and there are three layers of future climate projections representing the 2020s, the 2050s, and the 2080s. These future layers are ensemble averages across all 23 CMIP3 AOGCMs (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 3 Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models). All layers have a resolution of 1 km, and are designed to capture climate gradients, temperature inversions, and rain shadows in the mountainous landscape of western North America.

Tags: 2020s, 2050s, 2080s, A1B, ClimateWNA, All tags... NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, TEMP, TMP, climate data, climate scenarios, downscaled, future climate, historic, historic climate, mean winter temperature, normal, projected climate, temp, winter, winter temperature, Fewer tags

Mean Summer (May to Sep) Precipitation under the B1 Emissions Scenario (Western North America, 23 AOGCM Ensemble)

This set of 4 rasters shows mean summer (May to Sep) precipitation (mm) for Western North America under the B1 Emissions Scenario from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). One layer shows the historic period (1961 to 1990), and there are three layers of future climate projections representing the 2020s, the 2050s, and the 2080s. These future layers are ensemble averages across all 23 CMIP3 AOGCMs (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 3 Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models). All layers have a resolution of 1 km, and are designed to capture climate gradients, temperature inversions, and rain shadows in the mountainous landscape of western North America.

Tags: 2020s, 2050s, 2080s, B1, ClimateWNA, All tags... NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, PRCP, climate data, climate scenarios, downscaled, future climate, historic, historic climate, mean summer precipitation, normal, prcp, precip, projected climate, summer precip, summer precipitation, Fewer tags

North Pacific LCC Prioritization Input: Wild Sockeye Salmon Abundance Estimate, Average 1998-2005

Derived from: Wild Salmon Center. 2008. Pacific Salmon Conservation Assessment: Vector digital data. Portland, OR: Wild Salmon Center. The PSCA dataset represents a synthesis of the best available data and salmon abundance models as of 2007.  These data should be used at the scale of the range of Pacific Salmon. This database has not been formally assessed for its accuracy.  Based upon expert opinion and validation with the literature, the PSCA database accurately represents broad, range-wide patterns of salmon abundance and diversity.  Much of the data, particularly in the Russian Far East, is based upon modeling.  Refer to Pinsky et al (2009) for a complete summary of methods and data quality. Pinsky, M....

Tags: NPLCC, PSCA, Salmon, Sockeye

Current and Future Abundance of North Pacific Birds in the Context of Climate Change - GIS Files

This project acquired, federated and curated approximately one million new observations to the Avian Knowledge Network. These new observations, in addition to millions of existing records, were used to model the distribution and abundance of 26 species of land birds in the southern portion of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC) region including CA, OR and WA. The models were based on climate and modeled vegetation.Using the models, maps were created showing the distribution and abundance of each species for current (late 20th century) conditions and projected the models to future conditions (2070) based on five regional climate models. The bird models were also used to create maps of conservation...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, Academics & scientific researchers, Assessenspecies migration, BIOSPHERICINDICATORS, CA-2, All tags... CA-2, California, California, Climate Change, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning, Conservation Planning and Design, Data.gov North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Decision Support, Decision Support, Decision Support Tools and Data, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Birds, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, OR-1, OR-1, OR-3, OR-3, OR-4, OR-4, OR-5, OR-5, Oregon, Oregon, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Pre-Strategy, 2013, Science Project, State agencies, WA-1, WA-1, WA-10, WA-10, WA-2, WA-2, WA-3, WA-3, WA-6, WA-6, WA-7, WA-7, WA-9, WA-9, Washington, Washington, abundance, abundance, climate models, climate models, completed, dataset, distribution, distribution, geoscientificInformation, land birds, north Pacific birds, product, Fewer tags

North Pacific Forest Landscape Corridor and Connectivity Project: Assessing Landscape and Species Vulnerability - Spatial Data

Montane Conifer Connectivity of areas of high elevation and high human footprint in the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative study area. This application provides Montane Conifer Connectivity for 2000 and 2080 (A1B).The three primary geospatial layers used in this analysis were a digital elevation model (DEM), a vegetation layer, and a human footprint layer. Due to the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, digital elevation models from different sources had to be used to create one seamless DEM. The digital elevation models were obtained from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), the United States Geologic Survey, and the Government of the Yukon Territory....

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AK, AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., CA, All tags... CA-2, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Data, Decision Support, Federal resource managers, Forest, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, OR-1, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Priority B. Changes in air temperature and precipitation on forests, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-6, WA-7, WA-9, WA. OR, accepted, completed, connectivity, corridor, dispersal, genetic, product, Fewer tags

2016 population estimate report

This project will complete a tribally-based climate change vulnerability assessment t and adaptation plan for Eulachon that spawn in the Chilkoot and Chilkat rivers near Haines, Alaska. Local monitoring will collect data on spawning populations in the Chilkoot River, and a tribal stakeholder group will be convened to analyze climate change projections, apply traditional knowledge, rank climate vulnerabilities, and prioritized adaptation strategies.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, Adaptation planning, Alaska, Chilkat River, All tags... Chilkoot River, Climate Change, Conservation Planning, Eulachon, Federal resource managers, Hydrologic regime shift, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, Priority D. Hydrologic regime changes on anadromous fish, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Traditional Ecological knowledge, Tribes, Vulnerabiligy assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, completed, product, Fewer tags

North Pacific Forest Landscape Corridor and Connectivity Project: Assessing Landscape and Species Vulnerability - Final Report

Overview Land and resource managers in the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC) currently lack conservation planning tools that can directly feed into the planning, design, delivery, and monitoring of ecosystems across all levels of biodiversity from genes to ecosystems. The North Pacific Forest Landscape Corridor and Connectivity Project utilized a landscape connectivity simulator (UNICOR) and a genetic simulation program (CDPOP) to model the functional (dispersal and genetic) connectivity in the North Pacific Landscape. The outputs from these programs indicated areas with high potential for landscape and genetic isolation and low probability of dispersal and colonization. In addition, this...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AK, AK-1, Academics & scientific researchers, B.C., CA, All tags... CA-2, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Decision Support, Federal resource managers, Forest, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, OR-1, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, Pacific Northwest, Priority B. Changes in air temperature and precipitation on forests, Vulnerability Assessment, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-6, WA-7, WA-9, WA. OR, completed, connectivity, connectivity, corridor, dispersal, genetic, habitat corridors, product, Fewer tags

Spatial Representation of Subsistence Data in Alaska - A Mapping Interface of the Community Subsistence Information System - Final Report

This project integrated a map-based interface into the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Community Subsistence Information System to provide for simple navigation, and representation of the availability of information by type, time series, and location.

Categories: Data; Tags: AK-1, Alaska, Alaska, Alaska LCC, Arctic LCC, All tags... Community Subsistence information system, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Data Management and Integration, Decision Support, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, Report, Subsistence, Subsistence harvest, Traditional Ecological knowledge, Tribes, completed, conservation planning, product, tribal resources, Fewer tags

Final Report Using Beaver for Climate Change and Conservation Benefits

This project will provide a comprehensive synthesis of beaver recolonization science and techniques for successful reintroduction or population expansion through a thorough, in-depth, coordinated review of all North American beaver-related information, including identification of research gaps and data needs, and recommendations for project implementation. This information will be disseminated through a series of one-day workshops.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AK-1, Alaska, Beaver, British Columbia, CA-2, All tags... California, Climate Change, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, LCC Network Science Catalog, NPLCC, OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OR-4, Oregon, Priority A. Effects of hydrologic regime shifts, Private land owners, Regional & county planners, WA-1, WA-10, WA-2, WA-3, WA-4, WA-5, WA-6, WA-7, WA-8, WA-9, Washington, climate change, completed, floodplain, product, restoration, wetland systesm, Fewer tags

Using TEK to model the effects of climate change and sea-level rise on coastal cultural resources at Tolowa Dunes State Park, Del Norte County, California

This project obtained information regarding past catastrophic events, such as tsunamis, and TEK through oral history interviews with Tolowa elders regarding the effects of climate change and tsunamis on traditional smelt fishing camps; generated a GIS model of coastal inundation due to sea level rise and overlaid that with known archaeological and ethnographic resources; generated a final report with detailed information of past tsunami events, and modeled the potential effects of climate change and sea level rise on archaeological and ethnographic Tolowa sites using TEK and GIS based upon the results of this study.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, CA-2, CA-2, California, California, All tags... Datasets/Database, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, LCC Network Science Catalog - LCCScienceCatalog, NPLCC, NPLCC, NPLCC, NPLCC, North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Priority C. Effects of changes in sea levels, Project, Regional & county planners, Report, Report, Socio-economics/Ecosystem Services, Socio-economics/Ecosystem Services, State agencies, TEK, TEK, Tolowa Dunes, Tolowa Dunes, Tolowa Dunes, Tolowa Dunes, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Traditional Ecological knowledge, Tribes, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, adaptation strategies, adaptation strategies, adaptation strategies, adaptation strategies, climate change, climate change, climate change, climate change, completed, sea-level rise, sea-level rise, sea-level rise, sea-level rise, species sensitivities, species sensitivities, species sensitivities, species sensitivities, vegetation changes, vegetation changes, vegetation changes, vegetation changes, Fewer tags