| 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 |