Table 2. Crosswalk table from ESA CCI land cover and Biome 6000 classification to vegetation cover variables.
| Vegetation cover variable | ESA CCI class (ESA, 2017) | ESA CCI code | Biome 6000 class (Hengl et al., 2018) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Tree cover, broadleaved, evergreen, closed to open (>15%) | 50 | Cold deciduous forest Cold evergreen needleleaf forest |
| Tree cover, broadleaved, deciduous, closed to open (>15%) | 60, 61, 62 | Cool evergreen needleleaf forest Cool mixed forest |
|
| Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, closed to open (>15%) | 70, 71, 72 | Cool temperate rainforest Temperate deciduous broadleaf forest |
|
| Tree cover, needleleaved, deciduous, closed to open (>15%) | 80, 81, 82 | Temperate evergreen needleleaf open woodland Temperate sclerophyll woodland and shrubland |
|
| Tree cover, mixed leaf type (broadleaved and needleleaved) | 90 | Tropical deciduous broadleaf forest and woodland Tropical evergreen broadleaf forest |
|
| Mosaic tree and shrub (>50%)/herbaceous cover (<50%) | 100 | Tropical semi evergreen broadleaf forest Warm temperate evergreen and mixed forest |
|
| Tree cover, flooded, fresh or brakish water | 160 | ||
| Tree cover, flooded, saline water | 170 | ||
| Shrubland | Shrubland | 120 | Xerophytic woods scrub |
| Grassland | Mosaic herbaceous cover (>50%)/tree and shrub (<50%) | 110 | Tropical savanna |
| Grassland | 130 | – | |
| Cropland | Rainfed cropland | 10, 11, 12 | |
| Irrigated cropland | 20 | ||
| Mosaic cropland (>50%)/natural vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (<50%) | 30 |