On a cultivable and cultivated cropland, the percentage of soil covered by non-photosynthetically active vegetation that remains on a field after the harvest of a cash crop or the termination of a seasonal cover crop.
Perennial and non-perennial cropland masks
Application or Policy Supported | Related Variables | Frequency of Update | Spatial Unit |
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Areas supported include UNFCCC (GHG inventories and NDCs), Land Degradation Neutrality (sediment/nutrient runoff and water quality), quantification of ecosystem services (commodity and direct markets), and insurance/risk. |
Crop Yield Forecast; Land Management Calendar; Agricultural Burned Area Perennial Cropland Mask and Non-Perennial Cropland Mask; Crop Type Masks; Field Boundaries; Land Management Calendar; Reference Crop Calendar |
Monthly monitored alongside harvestable crop’s calendar and land management calendar |
Field Scale |