Appendix A
IGBP Land Cover Legend WBM conversions
IGBP Value Description WBM Value
1 Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 1
2 Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 2
3 Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 1
4 Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 2
5 Mixed Forest 2
6 Closed Shrublands 2
7 Open Shrublands 3
8 Woody Savannas 3
9 Savannas 3
10 Grasslands 4
11 Permanent Wetlands 5
12 Croplands 6
13 Urban and Built-Up 5
14 Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 6
15 Snow and Ice 8
16 Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 7
17 Water Bodies 8
USGS Land Use / Land Cover System Legend (Level 2) WBM conversions
USGS Value USGS Code Description WBM Value
1 100 Urban and Built-Up Land 5
2 211 Dryland Cropland and Pasture 6
3 212 Irrigated Cropland and Pasture 6
4 213 Mixed Dryland/Irrigated Cropland and Pasture 6
5 280 Cropland/Grassland Mosaic 6
6 290 Cropland/Woodland Mosaic 2
7 311 Grassland 4
8 321 Shrubland 3
9 330 Mixed Shrubland/Grassland 3
10 332 Savanna 3
11 411 Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 2
12 412 Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 1
13 421 Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 2
14 422 Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 1
15 430 Mixed Forest 2
16 500 Water Bodies 8
17 620 Herbaceous Wetland 5
18 610 Wooded Wetland 2
19 770 Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 7
20 820 Herbaceous Tundra 5
21 810 Wooded Tundra 5
22 850 Mixed Tundra 5
23 830 Bare Ground Tundra 5
24 900 Snow or Ice 8