Global Land Cover Characterization
South America Characteristics
PLEASE NOTE: This is the Version 1.2 release of the South America land cover characteristics data base. It has not yet been validated and is subject to review. Following validation, the data base will be modified based on the lessons learned. Comments from users of this data set are encouraged and will be considered for incorporation in later versions. Please email comments to:
The South America land cover data base is one portion of a global land cover characteristics data base that is being developed on a continent-by-continent basis. All continents in the global data base share the same map projections (Interrupted Goode Homolosine and Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area), have 1-km nominal spatial resolution, and are based on 1-km AVHRR data spanning April 1992 through March 1993. Each continental data base has unique elements that are based on the salient geographic aspects of the specific continent. In addition, a core set of derived thematic maps produced through the aggregation of seasonal land cover regions are included in each continental data base. These are:
The legends for each of these derived data sets can be found in Section 4.2 - 4.7.
For a description of the methodology for the global data base, see the global readme file found under the LP DAAC home page (http://LPDAAC.usgs.gov/glcc/glcc.php).
The South America land cover characteristics data are in a flat, headerless raster format. The pixel values correspond to class numbers defined in the appropriate land cover classification scheme legend. Data are distributed as compressed and uncompressed single-band images. The files can be obtained either by anonymous file transfer protocol (ftp) or downloaded from the LP Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) World Wide Web site: (http://LPDAAC.usgs.gov/glcc/sa_int.php). The instructions for accessing these files are contained in the following two sections.
1.1 Anonymous FTP for PC or UNIX Users
1.2 Downloading from the World Wide Web Site
From the South America Land Cover page, select either data in Interrupted Goode Homolosine projection or data in Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection. The selection will link to a page that contains links to all documentation files and the image files (both compressed and uncompressed). NOTE: World Wide Web browsers can vary in how the files will be downloaded. On PCs, some browsers will allow a user to interactively select the location where the file will be saved and to edit the file name. However, on certain browsers files may be automatically downloaded to a default storage location on the local system.
The South America data base is available in two different map projections: the Interrupted Goode Homolosine and the Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area (see Steinwand, 1994 , and Steinwand and others, 1995, for a complete description of these projections).
2.1 Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection Parameters
The data dimensions of the Interrupted Goode Homolosine projection for the South America land cover characteristics data set are 8,016 lines (rows) and 5,632 samples (columns) resulting in a data set size of approximately 45 megabytes for 8-bit (byte) images. The following is a summary of the map projection parameters used for this projection:
Projection Type: Interrupted Goode Homolosine
Units of measure: meters
Pixel Size: 1000 meters
Radius of sphere: 6370997 m
XY corner coordinates (center of pixel) in projection units (meters):
Lower left: ( -9276000, -6385000)
Upper left: ( -9276000, 1630000)
Upper right: ( -3645000, 1630000)
Lower right: ( -3645000, -6385000)
2.2 Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Projection Parameters
The data dimensions of the Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection for the South America land cover characteristics data set are 8,000 lines (rows) and 6,000 samples (columns) resulting in a data set size of approximately 48 megabytes for 8-bit (byte) images. The following is a summary of the map projection parameters used for this projection:
Projection Type: Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area
Units of Measure: meters
Pixel Size: 1000 meters
Radius of sphere: 6370997 m
Longitude of origin: 60 00 00 W
Latitude of origin: 15 00 00 S
False easting: 0.0
False northing: 0.0
XY corner coordinates (center of pixel) in projection units (meters):
Lower left: ( -3000000, -4899000)
Upper left: ( -3000000, 3100000)
Upper right: ( 2999000, 3100000)
Lower right: ( 2999000, -4899000)
FILE (OR DIRECTORY ) | DATA TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
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/pub/data/glcc/sa | South America | |
/pub/data/glcc/sa/goode | Goode's Interrupted Homolosine Projection | |
sadoc1_2.txt | ascii | South America readme text |
saslcr1_2.leg | ascii | South America seasonal land cover regions legend |
bats.leg | ascii | BATS legend |
igbp.leg | ascii | IGBP legend |
oge.leg | ascii | Olson Global Ecosystems legend |
sib.leg | ascii | SIB legend |
sib2.leg | ascii | SIB2 legend |
usgs.leg | ascii | USGS land use/land cover legend |
sabats1_2g.img.gz | byte | BATS image |
sademg.img.gz | I*2 | DEM image |
saigbp1_2g.img.gz | byte | IGBP image |
saoge1_2g.img.gz | byte | Olson Global Ecosystems image |
sasib1_2g.img.gz | byte | SIB image |
sasib21_2g.img.gz | byte | SIB2 image |
saslcr1_2g.img.gz | byte | Seasonal land cover regions image |
saurbang.img.gz | byte | Digital Chart of the World urban image |
sausgs1_2g.img.gz | byte | USGS land use/land cover image |
/pub/data/glcc/sa/goode/ndvimon | Monthly NDVI Composite Images | |
saaprndg.img.gz | byte | April, 1992 NDVI image |
samayndg.img.gz | byte | May, 1992 NDVI image |
sajunndg.img.gz | byte | June, 1992 NDVI image |
sajulndg.img.gz | byte | July, 1992 NDVI image |
saaugndg.img.gz | byte | August, 1992 NDVI image |
sasepndg.img.gz | byte | September, 1992 NDVI image |
saoctndg.img.gz | byte | October, 1992 NDVI image |
sanovndg.img.gz | byte | November, 1992 NDVI image |
sadecndg.img.gz | byte | December, 1992 NDVI image |
sajanndg.img.gz | byte | January, 1993 NDVI image |
safebndg.img.gz | byte | February, 1993 NDVI image |
samarndg.img.gz | byte | March, 1993 NDVI image |
/pub/data/glcc/sa/lambert | Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Projection | |
sadoc1_2.txt | ascii | South America readme text |
saslcr1_2.leg | ascii | South America seasonal land cover regions legend |
bats.leg | ascii | BATS legend |
igbp.leg | ascii | IGBP legend |
oge.leg | ascii | Olson Global Ecosystems legend |
sib.leg | ascii | SIB legend |
sib2.leg | ascii | SIB2 legend |
usgs.leg | ascii | USGS land use/land cover legend |
sabats1_2l.img.gz | byte | BATS image |
sademl.img.gz | I*2 | DEM image |
saigbp1_2l.img.gz | byte | IGBP image |
saoge1_2l.img.gz | byte | Olson Global Ecosystems image |
sasib1_2l.img.gz | byte | SIB image |
sasib21_2l.img.gz | byte | SIB2 image |
saslcr1_2l.img.gz | byte | Seasonal land cover regions image |
saurbanl.img.gz | byte | DCW urban image s |
ausgs1_2l.img.gz | byte | USGS land use/land cover image |
/pub/data/glcc/sa/lambert/ndvimon | Monthly NDVI Composite Images | |
saaprndl.img.gz | byte | April, 1992 NDVI image |
samayndl.img.gz | byte | May, 1992 NDVI image |
sajunndl.img.gz | byte | June, 1992 NDVI image |
sajulndl.img.gz | byte | July, 1992 NDVI image |
saaugndl.img.gz | byte | August, 1992 NDVI image |
sasepndl.img.gz | byte | September, 1992 NDVI image |
saoctndl.img.gz | byte | October, 1992 NDVI image |
sanovndl.img.gz | byte | November, 1992 NDVI image |
sadecndl.img.gz | byte | December, 1992 NDVI image |
sajanndl.img.gz | byte | January, 1993 NDVI image |
safebndl.img.gz | byte | February, 1993 NDVI image |
samarndl.img.gz | byte | March, 1993 NDVI image |
4.1 South America Seasonal Land Cover Regions Legend
South America, v. 1.2
Value | Description |
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1 | CROPLAND WITH SEMIDECIDUOUS BROADLEAF FOREST (COFFEE, SUGAR CANE, FRUIT) |
2 | CROPLAND (COFFEE, FRUIT, VEGETABLES) WITH FRAGMENTED FOREST |
3 | CROPLAND (RICE, SUGAR CANE) |
4 | CROPLAND (WHEAT, CORN, COTTON, FRUIT) |
5 | CROPLAND (RICE) |
6 | CROPLAND (SUGAR CANE, FRUIT, CORN) |
7 | CROPLAND WITH GRASSLAND (BARLEY, SMALL GRAINS, WHEAT, CORN) |
8 | CROPLAND (WHEAT, CORN, GRAPES, BEANS, POTATO, SUGAR BEETS, FRUIT) |
9 | CROPLAND (SOYBEANS, CORN) WITH SAVANNA (CERRADAO) |
10 | CROPLAND (CORN, SUGAR CANE, TOBACCO, BARLEY) |
11 | CROPLAND (WHEAT, SMALL GRAINS, VEGETABLES) |
12 | CROPLAND WITH WOODLAND (SUBSISTENCE FARMING) |
13 | CROPLAND WITH GRASSLAND (WHEAT, CORN, SUNFLOWERS) |
14 | CROPLAND WITH GRASSLAND (WHEAT, CORN, SUNFLOWERS) |
15 | CROPLAND WITH GRASSLAND (CORN, RICE, FRUIT, TEA) |
16 | TROPICAL SEASONAL DRY DECIDUOUS FOREST/CROPLAND (FRUIT, COFFEE, GRAPES, SUGAR CANE) |
17 | FRAGMENTED MONTANE RAINFOREST WITH DECIDUOUS SHRUBLAND/CROPLAND (FRUIT, COCOA, WHEAT) |
18 | FRAGMENTED FOREST/CROPLAND (COFFEE, RICE, FRUIT, PASTURE)/WOODLAND |
19 | CROPLAND/FRAGMENTED TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
20 | CROPLAND/WOODLAND (COFFEE, SUGAR CANE) |
21 | FRAGMENTED FOREST/CROPLAND (COFFEE, SUGAR CANE) |
22 | FRAGMENTED TROPICAL FOREST/CROPLAND (SUBSISTENCE FARMING) |
23 | OPEN WOODLAND (CERRADAO)/CROPLAND (CORN, RICE, COTTON, FRUIT, SOYBEANS) |
24 | WOODY SAVANNA (CERRADAO)/CROPLAND (COTTON, CORN, RICE, FRUIT) |
25 | FRAGMENTED FOREST/CROPLAND (CORN, RICE, SUGAR CANE, FRUIT) |
26 | WOODLAND SAVANNA (CERRADAO) WITH CROPLAND (COTTON, SUGAR CANE, FRUIT, RICE) |
27 | CROPLAND (CORN, RICE, SUGAR CANE)/WOODLAND |
28 | TROPICAL EVERGREEN FOREST TRANSITION/CROPLAND (FRUIT, RICE, COFFEE, SUGARCANE) |
29 | WOODLAND (DROUGHT DECIDUOUS)/CROPLAND (WHEAT, ROW CROPS, SUNFLOWERS, FRUIT) |
30 | SHRUBLAND WITH CROPLAND (COFFEE, COTTON, RICE, SUGAR CANE) AND PALMS |
31 | CROPLAND/WOODLAND (COFFEE, SUGAR CANE, RICE, CORN, FRUIT) |
32 | CROPLAND (CORN, RICE, COTTON, FRUIT)/DECIDUOUS WOODLAND (CAATINGA) |
33 | FRAGMENTED TROPICAL LOWLAND FOREST WITH CROPLAND (SUGAR CANE, FRUIT) |
34 | FRAGMENTED FOREST/CROPLAND MOSAIC (CORN, RICE, SUGAR CANE, FRUIT) |
35 | FRAGMENTED TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST/CROPLAND (CORN, RICE, SUGAR CANE, COFFEE, SUBSISTENCE FARMING) |
36 | WET SAVANNA/CROPLAND (CORN, SOYBEANS, COFFEE) |
37 | CROPLAND/FRAGMENTED FOREST MOSAIC (COFFEE, SUGAR CANE) |
38 | CROPLAND (RICE, SUGAR CANE, FRUIT, CORN, SUBSISTENCE FARMING)/FRAGMENTED EVERGREEN FOREST |
39 | CROPLAND (CORN, COFFEE, SUGAR CANE)/WOODLAND (CERRADAO) |
40 | FRAGMENTED TROPICAL EVERGREEN BROADLEAF/CROPLAND (SUBSISTENCE FARMING, RICE, FRUIT) |
41 | CROPLAND/WOODLAND (COFFEE, FRUIT) |
42 | FRAGMENTED TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST/CROPLAND (CORN, COFFEE, SUGAR CANE) |
43 | CROPLAND (COCOA, COFFEE)/SECONDARY FOREST |
44 | FRAGMENTED TROPICAL EVERGREEN FOREST/CROPLAND (CORN, SOYBEANS, COFFEE) |
45 | FRAGMENTED TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST/CROPLAND (CORN, SUBSISTENCE FARMING) |
46 | WOODLAND(QUEBRACHO)/CROPLAND (CORN, SUGAR CANE, SOYBEANS) |
47 | GRASSLAND/PASTURE/CROPLAND (COFFEE, FRUIT, SUGAR CANE) |
48 | GRASSLAND/CROPLAND (SMALL GRAINS, FRUIT) |
49 | CROPLAND (SUGARCANE)/GRASSLAND |
50 | CROPLAND (COTTON, SUGAR CANE, CORN, SORGHUM)/GRASSLAND |
51 | CROPLAND (WHEAT, CORN, BEANS, FRUIT)/GRASSLAND |
52 | GRASSLAND WITH CROPLAND (COFFEE, SUGAR CANE) |
53 | SHRUB SAVANNA/CROPLAND (ATLANTIC FOREST) |
54 | CROPLAND/PASTURE (COFFEE, SUGAR CANE) |
55 | PASTURE/CROPLAND (SUGAR CANE, FRUIT) |
56 | CROPLAND/GRASSLAND (COFFEE, SUGAR CANE) |
57 | CROPLAND/GRASSLAND (WHEAT, SUNFLOWER, CORN, SORGHUM) |
58 | CROPLAND/GRASSLAND (WHEAT, CORN, GRAPES, FRUIT) |
59 | CROPLAND/GRASSLAND (COFFEE, VEGETABLES) |
60 | CROPLAND/GRASSLAND (RICE, SORGHUM, CORN, SOYBEANS, CITRUS) |
61 | CROPLAND/GRASSLAND (CORN, SOYBEAN, WHEAT) |
62 | SEMI ARID SHRUB STEPPE |
63 | SEMIARID SHRUBLAND STEPPE (PAMPA) |
64 | ANDEAN GRASSLAND (PARAMO, PUNA) |
65 | ANDEAN GRASSLAND (PUNA, HUMID PARAMO) |
66 | SEMIARID DECIDUOUS SHRUBLAND STEPPE (PAMPA) |
67 | TUSSOCK GRASSLAND |
68 | GRASSLAND WITH MONTANE EVERGREEN FOREST |
69 | TUSSOCK GRASSLAND |
70 | GRASSLAND |
71 | TROPICAL GRASSLAND (FLOODED) |
72 | GRASSLAND |
73 | GRASSLAND WITH CROPLAND (WHEAT, SMALL GRAINS, SUNFLOWERS) |
74 | SEASONALLY FLOODED GRASSLAND WITH PALMS |
75 | GRASSLAND WITH CROPLAND (CORN, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, ROW CROPS) |
76 | FLOODED GRASSLAND WITH PALMS |
77 | GRASSLAND WITH PALMS |
78 | TROPICAL SEMIARID THORN SHRUBLAND/GRASSLAND |
79 | SPARSELY VEGETATED (DRY PARAMO) |
80 | OPEN DECIDUOUS SHRUBLAND (SCLEROPHYLLOUS) |
81 | SHRUB STEPPE |
82 | TROPICAL SEMIARID THORN SHRUBLAND/GRASSLAND (CAATINGA) WITH CROPLAND (CEREALS, COTTON) |
83 | XEROPHYTIC SHRUBLAND (ALTIPLANO) (FRAGMENTED GRASSLAND, FRAGMENTED SHRUBLAND) |
84 | TROPICAL SEMIARID THORN SHRUBLAND (CAATINGA) |
85 | XEROPHYTIC SHRUBLAND (ALTIPLANO) (FRAGMENTED GRASSLAND, FRAGMENTED SHRUBLAND) |
86 | DECIDUOUS SHRUBLAND |
87 | SEMIARID SHRUBLAND STEPPE |
88 | TROPICAL SEMIARID THORN SHRUBLAND/GRASSLAND (CAATINGA) WITH CROPLAND (CEREALS, COTTON) |
89 | SEMIARID EVERGREEN SHRUBLAND |
90 | SAVANNA (LLANO) WITH CROPLAND (CORN, SOYBEANS) |
91 | SAVANNA (CERRADAO) |
92 | SAVANNA (TALL GRASS WITH WOODY BROADLEAF) |
93 | SAVANNA (LLANO) |
94 | SAVANNA (LLANO) |
95 | SAVANNA (CERRADAO) |
96 | FLOODED GRASSLAND/FRAGMENTED FOREST |
97 | SAVANNA WITH CROPLAND (CERRADAO) (COFFEE, FRUIT, SUGAR CANE, CORN, COTTON) |
98 | FRAGMENTED TROPICAL EVERGREEN FOREST/SHRUB SAVANNA |
99 | TEMPERATE OPEN EVERGREEN WOODLAND |
100 | FRAGMENTED TROPICAL EVERGREEN FOREST/SHRUB SAVANNA |
101 | GRASSLAND/WOODLAND |
102 | DECIDUOUS WOODLAND, WOODLAND/GRASSLAND MOSAIC |
103 | DRY DECIDUOUS FOREST (CHACO) |
104 | DRY DECIDUOUS FOREST |
105 | MONTANE EVERGREEN RAINFOREST (CLOUD FOREST) |
106 | SUBMONTANE/MONTANE TROPICAL EVERGREEN FOREST |
107 | TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST (FLOODED WITH MANGROVES) |
108 | TROPICAL MOIST EVERGREEN FOREST |
109 | MONTANE TROPICAL EVERGREEN FOREST |
110 | HUMID LOWLAND TROPICAL RAINFOREST |
111 | SUBMONTANE MOIST EVERGREEN BROADLEAF FOREST |
112 | MONTANE EVERGREEN BROADLEAF RAINFOREST WITH EPIPHYTES |
113 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN BROADLEAF FOREST |
114 | FLOODED EVERGREEN BROADLEAF RAINFOREST (VARZEA) |
115 | TROPICAL EVERGREEN BROADLEAF FOREST |
116 | LOWLAND TROPICAL MOIST FOREST |
117 | OPEN TROPICAL EVERGREEN BROADLEAF FOREST |
118 | TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
119 | FRAGMENTED TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST/SAVANNA |
120 | TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
121 | TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
122 | TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
123 | TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
124 | TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
125 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
126 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST/FLOODED TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST (COASTAL MANGROVES) |
127 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
128 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
129 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
130 | TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
131 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
132 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
133 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
134 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
135 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
136 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
137 | TROPICAL/SUBTROPICAL MOIST EVERGREEN FOREST |
138 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
139 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
140 | MOIST TROPICAL EVERGREEN RAINFOREST |
141 | SUBTROPICAL MOIST SEASONAL DECIDUOUS FOREST |
142 | CARIBBEAN PINE PLANTATION |
143 | TEMPERATE MIXED-LEAF FOREST (WINTER GREEN) |
144 | TEMPERATE/SUBPOLAR OMBROPHILOUS EVERGREEN FOREST |
145 | TEMPERATE MOIST EVERGREEN NEEDLELEAF AND BROADLEAF FOREST |
146 | TEMPERATE EVERGREEN NEEDLELEAF AND BROADLEAF FOREST |
147 | TEMPERATE EVERGREEN BROADLEAF AND NEEDLELEAF FOREST |
148 | OPEN DECIDUOUS WOODLAND/SHRUBLAND |
149 | FRAGMENTED DECIDUOUS SHRUBLAND/WOODLAND |
150 | DROUGHT DECIDUOUS THORN WOODLAND WITH CROPLAND |
151 | DRY DECIDUOUS WOODLAND (CHACO) |
152 | DECIDUOUS WOODLAND |
153 | FRAGMENTED SUBTROPICAL EVERGREEN NEEDLELEAF FOREST/GRASSLAND |
154 | WOODED WETLANDS |
155 | ANDEAN TUNDRA (PUNA), SOUTHERN ANDEAN BUNCH GRASS |
156 | ANDEAN TUNDRA (PUNA) |
157 | ANDEAN SHRUBLAND (PARAMO) |
158 | ANDEAN SHRUB TUNDRA (PUNA) |
159 | SUBPOLAR HERBACEOUS TUNDRA |
160 | SNOW AND ICE |
161 | SPARSELY VEGETATED |
162 | BARREN OR SPARELY VEGETATED |
163 | BARREN OR SPARSELY VEGETATED |
164 | SPARSELY VEGETATED (DRY PUNA AND COASTAL DESERT) |
165 | SPARSELY VEGETATED (PACIFIC COASTAL DESERT, PLAYAS) |
166 | SPARSELY VEGETATED |
167 | WATER |
Value | Description |
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1 | Urban |
2 | Low Sparse Grassland |
3 | Coniferous Forest |
4 | Deciduous Conifer Forest |
5 | Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
6 | Evergreen Broadleaf Forests |
7 | Tall Grasses and Shrubs |
8 | Bare Desert |
9 | Upland Tundra |
10 | Irrigated Grassland |
11 | Semi Desert |
12 | Glacier Ice |
13 | Wooded Wet Swamp |
14 | Inland Water (see Note 1) |
15 | Sea Water (see Note 1) |
16 | Shrub Evergreen |
17 | Shrub Deciduous |
18 | Mixed Forest and Field |
19 | Evergreen Forest and Fields |
20 | Cool Rain Forest |
21 | Conifer Boreal Forest |
22 | Cool Conifer Forest |
23 | Cool Mixed Forest |
4 | Mixed Forest |
25 | Cool Broadleaf Forest |
26 | Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
27 | Conifer Forest |
28 | Montane Tropical Forests |
29 | Seasonal Tropical Forest |
30 | Cool Crops and Towns |
31 | Crops and Town |
32 | Dry Tropical Woods |
33 | Tropical Rainforest |
34 | Tropical Degraded Forest |
35 | Corn and Beans Cropland |
36 | Rice Paddy and Field |
37 | Hot Irrigated Cropland |
38 | Cool Irrigated Cropland |
39 | Cold Irrigated Cropland |
40 | Cool Grasses and Shrubs |
41 | Hot and Mild Grasses and Shrubs |
42 | Cold Grassland |
43 | Savanna (Woods) |
44 | Mire, Bog, Fen |
45 | Marsh Wetland |
46 | Mediterranean Scrub |
47 | Dry Woody Scrub |
48 | Dry Evergreen Woods |
49 | Volcanic Rock |
50 | Sand Desert |
51 | Semi Desert Shrubs |
52 | Semi Desert Sage |
53 | Barren Tundra |
54 | Cool Southern Hemisphere Mixed Forests |
55 | Cool Fields and Woods |
56 | Forest and Field |
57 | Cool Forest and Field |
58 | Fields and Woody Savanna |
59 | Succulent and Thorn Scrub |
60 | Small Leaf Mixed Woods |
61 | Deciduous and Mixed Boreal Forest |
62 | Narrow Conifers |
63 | Wooded Tundra |
64 | Heath Scrub |
65 | Coastal Wetland, NW |
66 | Coastal Wetland, NE |
67 | Coastal Wetland, SE |
68 | Coastal Wetland, SW |
69 | Polar and Alpine Desert |
70 | Glacier Rock |
71 | Salt Playas |
72 | Mangrove |
73 | Water and Island Fringe |
74 | Land, Water, and Shore (see Note 1) |
75 | Land and Water, Rivers (see Note 1) |
76 | Crop and Water Mixtures |
77 | Southern Hemisphere Conifers |
78 | Southern Hemisphere Mixed Forest |
79 | Wet Sclerophylic Forest |
80 | Coastline Fringe |
81 | Beaches and Dunes |
82 | Sparse Dunes and Ridges |
83 | Bare Coastal Dunes |
84 | Residual Dunes and Beaches |
85 | Compound Coastlines |
86 | Rocky Cliffs and Slopes |
87 | Sandy Grassland and Shrubs |
88 | Bamboo |
89 | Moist Eucalyptus |
90 | Rain Green Tropical Forest |
91 | Woody Savanna |
92 | Broadleaf Crops |
93 | Grass Crops |
94 | Crops, Grass, Shrubs |
Note 1: In Version 1.2, all water is mapped to one digital value (14). |
Value | Description |
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1 | Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
2 | Evergreen Broadleaf Forest |
3 | Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
4 | Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
5 | Mixed Forest |
6 | Closed Shrublands |
7 | Open Shrublands |
8 | Woody Savannas |
9 | Savannas |
10 | Grasslands |
11 | Permanent Wetlands |
12 | Croplands |
13 | Urban and Built-Up |
14 | Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic |
15 | Snow and Ice |
16 | Barren or Sparsely Vegetated |
17 | Water Bodies |
4.4 USGS Land Use/Land Cover System Legend (Modified Level 2)
Value | Code | Description |
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1 | 100 | Urban and Built-Up Land |
2 | 211 | Dryland Cropland and Pasture |
3 | 212 | Irrigated Cropland and Pasture |
4 | 213 | Mixed Dryland/Irrigated Cropland and Pasture |
5 | 280 | Cropland/Grassland Mosaic |
6 | 290 | Cropland/Woodland Mosaic |
7 | 311 | Grassland |
8 | 321 | Shrubland |
9 | 330 | Mixed Shrubland/Grassland |
10 | 332 | Savanna |
11 | 411 | Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
12 | 412 | Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
13 | 421 | Evergreen Broadleaf Forest |
14 | 422 | Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
15 | 430 | Mixed Forest |
16 | 500 | Water Bodies |
17 | 620 | Herbaceous Wetland |
18 | 610 | Wooded Wetland |
19 | 770 | Barren or Sparsely Vegetated |
20 | 820 | Herbaceous Tundra |
21 | 810 | Wooded Tundra |
22 | 850 | Mixed Tundra |
23 | 830 | Bare Ground Tundra |
24 | 900 | Snow or Ice |
4.5 Simple Biosphere Model Legend
Value | Description |
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1 | Evergreen Broadleaf Trees |
2 | Broadleaf Deciduous Trees |
3 | Deciduous and Evergreen Trees |
4 | Evergreen Needleleaf Trees |
5 | Deciduous Needleleaf Trees |
6 | Ground Cover with Trees and Shrubs |
7 | Groundcover Only |
8 | Broadleaf Shrubs with Perennial Ground Cover |
9 | Broadleaf Shrubs with Bare Soil |
10 | Groundcover with Dwarf Trees and Shrubs |
11 | Bare Soil |
12 | Agriculture or C3 Grassland |
17 | Persistent Wetland |
18 | Dry Coastal Complexes |
19 | Water |
20 | Ice Cap and Glacier |
4.6 Simple Biosphere 2 Model Legend
Value | Description |
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1 | Broadleaf Evergreen Trees |
2 | Broadleaf Deciduous Trees |
3 | Broadleaf and Needleleaf Trees |
4 | Needleleaf Evergreen Trees |
5 | Needleleaf Deciduous Trees |
6 | Short Vegetation/C4 Grassland |
7 | Shrubs with Bare Soil |
8 | Dwarf Trees and Shrubs |
9 | Agriculture or C3 Grassland |
10 | Water, Wetlands, Ice/Snow |
4.7 Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme Legend
Value | Description |
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1 | Crops, Mixed Farming |
2 | Short Grass |
3 | Evergreen Needleleaf Trees |
4 | Deciduous Needleleaf Tree |
5 | Deciduous Broadleaf Trees |
6 | Evergreen Broadleaf Trees |
7 | Tall Grass |
8 | Desert |
9 | Tundra |
10 | Irrigated Crops |
11 | Semidesert |
12 | Ice Caps and Glaciers |
13 | Bogs and Marshes |
14 | Inland Water |
15 | Ocean |
16 | Evergreen Shrubs |
17 | Deciduous Shrubs |
18 | Mixed Forest |
19 | Interrupted Forest |
20 | Water and Land Mixtures |
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