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USGS EROS LandCover GLCCDB V2p0

USGS EROS LandCover GLCCDB V2p0: Version 2.0.

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Home Page: USGS Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base, Version 2.0

Datasets and variables

land cover class USGS EROS LandCover GLCCDB V2p0 class[ X | Y]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Longitude grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (179.9958W) to (179.9958E) by 0.008333334 N= 43200 pts :grid
Latitude grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (89.99583N) to (89.99583S) by 0.008333334 N= 21600 pts :grid

References

Loveland, T.R., Reed, B.C., Brown, J.F., Ohlen, D.O., Zhu, J, Yang, L., and Merchant, J.W., 2000, Development of a Global Land Cover Characteristics Database and IGBP DISCover from 1-km AVHRR Data: International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 21, no. 6/7, p. 1303-1330.

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