Register: Surface cover types (Globcover2009)
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Surface cover types (Globcover2009)
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| Notation | Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| bareAreas | Bare areas | NA | stable |
| closedBroadleavedForestFloodedShrubland | Closed (>40%) broadleaved forest or shrubland permanently flooded - Saline or brackish water | NA | stable |
| closedDeciduousBroadleafForest | Closed (>40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (>5m) | NA | stable |
| closedEvergreenNeedleleafForest | Closed (>40%) needleleaved evergreen forest (>5m) | NA | stable |
| closedToOpenBroadleavedEvergreenForest | Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved evergreen or semi-deciduous forest (>5m) | NA | stable |
| closedToOpenBroadleavedForest | Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved forest regularly flooded (semi-permanently or temporarily) - Fresh or brackish water | NA | stable |
| closedToOpenGrasslandWoodyVegetation | Closed to open (>15%) grassland or woody vegetation on regularly flooded or waterlogged soil - Fresh, brackish or saline water | NA | stable |
| closedToOpenHerbaceousVegetation | Closed to open (>15%) herbaceous vegetation (grassland, savannas or lichens/mosses) | NA | stable |
| closedToOpenShrubland | Closed to open (>15%) (broadleaved or needleleaved, evergreen or deciduous) shrubland (<5m) | NA | stable |
| irrigatesCroplands | Post-flooding or irrigated croplands (or aquatic) | NA | stable |
| mixedForest | Closed to open (>15%) mixed broadleaved and needleleaved forest (>5m) | NA | stable |
| mosaicCroplands | Mosaic cropland (50-70%) / vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (20-50%) | NA | stable |
| mosaicForest | Mosaic forest or shrubland (50-70%) / grassland (20-50%) | NA | stable |
| mosaicGrassland | Mosaic grassland (50-70%) / forest or shrubland (20-50%) | NA | stable |
| mosaicVegetation | Mosaic vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (50-70%) / cropland (20-50%) | NA | stable |
| openDeciduousBroadleafForest | Open (15-40%) broadleaved deciduous forest/woodland (>5m) | NA | stable |
| openDeciduousEvergreenNeedleleafForest | Open (15-40%) needleleaved deciduous or evergreen forest (>5m) | NA | stable |
| rainfedCroplands | Rainfed croplands | NA | stable |
| snowIce | Permanent snow and ice | NA | stable |
| sparseVegetation | Sparse (<15%) vegetation | NA | stable |
| unknown | No data (burnt areas, clouds,...) | NA | stable |
| urbanBuiltup | Artificial surfaces and associated areas (Urban areas >50%) | NA | stable |
| water | Water bodies | NA | stable |