PELCOM Nomenclature

0 FOREST
Lands dominated by trees and shrubs.

1 Coniferous forest
Lands dominated by coniferous trees and shrubs.
2 Deciduous forest
Lands dominated by deciduous trees and shrubs.
3 Mixed forest
Lands dominated by coniferous and deciduous trees and shrubs.
20 GRASSLAND
Lands with herbaceous types of cover. Tree and shrub cover is less than 10%.
21 Natural grassland
Natural lands with herbaceous types of cover. Tree and shrub cover
is less than 10%.
22 Cultivated grassland
Lands that have introduced grass species and has been improved for grazing.
Tree and shrub cover is less than 10%.
30 ARABLE LAND
Cultivated areas that has been tilled.
31 Non-irrigated arable land
Cultivated crops for which the land is tilled.
33 Winter crops
Cultivated areas with winter crops regularly ploughed under a rotation system.
34 Summer crops
Cultivated areas with summer crops regularly ploughed under a rotation system.
32 Irrigated arable land
Crops irrigated permanently and periodically, using a permanent infrastructure.
40 PERMANENT CROPS
Crops not under a rotation system which provide repeated harvests and occupy the land for long period before it is ploughed and replanted; e.g. vineyards and orchards.

50 SHRUBLAND
Lands with woody natural vegetation less than 2 meters tall. Includes vegetation types such as maquia.

60 BARREN LAND

61 Rocks
Areas dominated by cliff scarps, rocks and outcrops.
62 Bare soil
Areas dominated by exposed soil, beaches, dunes and littoral expanses of sand
and pebbles.
70 PERMANENT ICE AND SNOW
Lands under snow and/or ice cover throughout the year. Glaciers and permanent snowfields.

80 WETLANDS
Lands with a permanent mixture of water and herbaceous or woody vegetation that cover extensive areas. The vegetation can be present in either salt, brackish, or fresh water.

90 WATER BODIES
Oceans, seas, lakes, reservoirs and rivers.

100 URBAN AREAS
Land covered by buildings and other man-made structures.

110 DATA GAPS
Clouds, dim, fog or lack of AVHRR data.