JRC – Available Thematic Data Layers for Commission Decision of [11 June 2010] on guidelines for the calculation of land carbon stocks for the purpose of Annex V to Directive 2009/28/EC. The Climatic Zone layer is defined based on the classification of IPCC (IPCC, 2006). The zones are defined by a set of rules based on annual mean daily temperature, total annual precipitation, Total annual potential evapo-transpiration (PET) and elevation. Soil types are classified according to the World Reference Base (WRB). Read More
