Full EAV table

Areas covered by inland water providing a maximum and minimum extent of water surface as well as the seasonal dynamics
Binary map / water / non water
Frequency
(See CGLS waterbodies)
 

ETo from the reference surface. The reference surface is a hypothetical grass reference crop with an assumed crop height of 0.12 m, a fixed surface resistance of 70 s m-1 and an albedo of 0.23. (FAO).

Identification of the typical or usual planting and harvesting dates or windows per crop per region. 
 

A binary map that indicates agricultural land which has a permanent, seasonal, or winter cover crop applied and established (vegetation emerged). Cover crops are defined as non-harvestable crops applied to otherwise active (non-fallow) agricultural lands as a management technique to reduce nutrient loss and soil erosion, to promote soil organic matter accumulation and health, and to preserve soil moisture. Cover crops are applied after a target crop has been harvested, or at the same time as the harvestable target crop (permanent cover crop).

A binary map of land seasonally or annually sown with grasses or herbaceous forage for grazing and/or mowing. If there is no sowing or harvesting for more than one year, then the lands are considered rangelands.
 

One half of the total green leaf area per unit horizontal ground surface area. (WMO/GCOS & Copernicus Land Services)

A binary determination of where managed water was applied to aid in the growth of perennial and non-perennial crops as well as managed grasslands.

Growing degree days for a given crop are calculated each day, as the average of the daily maximum and minimum temperatures, minus a certain base temperature, where this base temperature represents the threshold under which that crop will not grow. "Growing degree days" are a heuristic tool that measures heat accumulation for crops from sowing through harvest, with phenological transitions occurring after a certain accumulation of growing degree days.

Fractions (of an area or the pixel) of photosynthetic (green) vegetation and non-photosynthetic (dry, litter) vegetation and the remaining fraction of bare soil, including stones and rock.

Field boundaries are the geometric borders of agricultural fields. A field in this case is an area of land, enclosed or otherwise, used for agricultural purposes such as cultivating crops.

Fraction of photosynthetically active radiation (ie the radiation in the spectral range of 400 to 700 nm) absorbed by vegetation (GCOS)

Spatially explicit identification of the stage of growth in which a crop is during the current cropping cycle.

An expression of crop sequences over multiple cropping cycles and years.

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.

ETa estimates the actual water evaporated from the soil and transpired by the vegetation at all stages of crop development and all levels of crop stress. (FAO 1998)
 

The mass of live and/or dead organic matter in terrestrial vegetation (excluding roots, litter and dead wood), expressed as a mass or mass per unit area (GCOS).

Relative water content of the top few centimeters soil, describing how wet or dry the soil is in its topmost layer, expressed in percent water content

Relative water content available to plants, depth depends on landscape/soil but usually ranges 20-200 cm, expressed in percent water content

Integration of solid and liquid precipitation rate reaching the ground over several time intervals. The reference requirement refers to integration over 24h. (https://gcos.wmo.int/en/essential-climate-variables/precipitation/ecv-requirements)

The Land Surface Temperature (LST) is aggregated radiometric surface temperature of the ensemble of components within the sensor field of view.

Air temperature at a known height above surface (2 m or less)

Crop production per unit of water consumed through ET expressed through kg per cubic meter, calculated per crop type.

A binary determination of cultivable cropland that is not seeded (for harvestable crop or seasonal cover crop) for at least one or more cropping cycle(s) in a year. If left uncultivated for more than 1 cultivable cycle, it is eliminated from the Agriculture Mask.

A binary determination of rangelands, which are defined as where wild and domestic animals graze or browse on uncultivated vegetation, being dominated by grasses or shrubs, where tree cover does not exceed 50%.

Qualitative indicator of rangeland vegetation status relative to short-term reference or potential status* (*definition must be declared)

A binary map of land to produce food, fiber, and fuel, where crops are harvestable multiple times without resowing. This includes perennial oil seeds, legumes, forages (multi year managed grasslands) and tree crops. The map must refer to a given reference period (typically a growing season corresponding to the target crops).

A binary map of land to produce food, fiber, and fuel, where at least one crop is sowed/planted and fully harvestable typically within the 12 months after the sowing/planting date (with exceptions made for longer fully harvestable crops like sugarcane and sorghum). The map must refer to a given reference period (typically a growing season corresponding to the target crops).

A binary map of land seasonally or annually sown with grasses or herbaceous forage for grazing and/or mowing. If there is no sowing or harvesting for more than one year, then the lands are considered rangelands.

Within season, pre-harvest forecast of harvestable weight* of commodity per unit area* (*definitions must be declared

End of season harvestable weight* of commodity per unit area* (*definitions must be declared)

A quantitative determination of the horizontal projection of the area under identified crop types.

A binary map of land devoted to agriculture for the cultivation of perennial crops, non-perennial crops, and managed grasslands. It does not include lands indicated by Rangelands or Seasonal Fallow masks.

A spatially-explicit determination of identified types of non-perennial crops, types of perennial crops, managed grasslands, and/or of mixed-crop mosaics, as identified within the Cropland Mask. Types can be grouped into categories and/or hierarchies (for example, aggregation levels following JECAM description). Where categorical or hierarchical classification systems are in use, product should include documentation and definitions.

Incoming radiation represents the amount of energy radiating from the sun to the land surface, including direct radiation and diffuse radiation.

Relative humidity is the ratio of the amount of atmospheric moisture present relative to the amount that would be present if the air were saturated with respect to water or ice to be specified in the metadata (%).

Speed of air at a known height above the surface which is to be specified in the metadata (m/s). Direction from which wind is blowing at a known height above the surface which is to be specified in the metadata (degree true).

Qualitative indicator of crop health status relative to short-term reference* (*definition must be declared)

A binary map of land devoted to agriculture, defined as the systematic and controlled use of land and livestock to produce food, fiber, and fuel. This includes croplands (as defined in the Cropland Mask), rangelands (as defined in the Rangeland Mask), and seasonally fallow lands (as defined by the Seasonal Fallow Mask).