Surface Type Dataset

Introduction

The Surface Type dataset (SRFTYP) is a fixed data product that characterizes the Earth surface at each map location as water or permanent ice shelf or as land in terms of vegetation type or permanent glaciers. A .25 degree version and a 1.0 degree version are available for download here in netcdf format

For general information on reading the netcdf ISCCP products click here.


Surface Type Code Description

  • 0 Water
  • 1 Evergreen Needleleaf Forest
  • 2 Evergreen Broadleaf Forest
  • 3 Deciduous Needleleaf Forest
  • 4 Deciduous Broadleaf Forect
  • 5 Mixed Forest
  • 6 Closed Shrubland
  • 7 Open Shrubland
  • 8 Woody Savanna
  • 9 Savanna
  • 10 Grassland
  • 11 Permanent Wetland
  • 12 Cropland
  • 13 Urban and Built-up
  • 14 Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic
  • 15 Permanent Snow and Ice (Glaciers)
  • 16 Barren or Sparsely Vegetated
  • 17 Unclassified
  • 18 Permanent Ice Shelf