Classification of Land Cover

1 - Evergreen needleleaf forest area

2 - Deciduous broadleaf forest area

3 - Mixed forest area

4 - Disturbance forest area

The disturbance area category refers to forest disturbance, which can be caused by changes in forest structure or composition resulting from natural events such as fire, flood or wind, from mortality caused by insect or disease outbreaks, or from human-caused events such as forest harvesting.

5 - Shrubland area

6 - Grassland area

7 - Low vegetation and barren area

8 - Cropland and cropland with woodland area

9 - Snow and ice area

10 - Other land cover area

The other land cover area category consists of water, urban and built-up areas.