Indices of climate, soil and vegetation quality
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Methodology
Mapping sensitivity to desertification (DISMED), 2008
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Mapping sensitivity to desertification (DISMED), 2008
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Metadata
- Relation:
- Derived data set: Sensitivity to desertification and drought in Europe
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Temporal coverage:
Dynamic
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Last upload:
- 13 Feb 2009
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Geographic coverage:
Dynamic
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Rights:
- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright).
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Data sources
Climate quality index: Coast Layer: - ESRI Digital Chart of the World 1:1M Digital Elevation Model: - USGS/EDC GTOPO 30 Rainfall data: - FAOCLIM 2 database (version 2.01) Temperature data: - FAOCLIM 2 database (version 2.01) Penman values: - FAOCLIM 2 database (version 2.01) - Portuguese Meteorological Institute (for Portugal only)
Soil quality index: Soil Database (ESDB) version 2 from Joint Research Center
Vegetation quality index: See relation below
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Owners:
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Processors:
- Applied Meteorology Foundation (FMA)
- The European Topic Centre on Land Use and Spatial Information
Additional information
Climate data in DISMED will be based on the aridity index, which requires a harmonized way of computing evapotransipration, that at present differs among countries. In this respect FMA will be in charge of defining the most suitable algorithm(s) concerning evapotranspiration and the correct time frame, which depends on the available data and on the methodological approach adopted. Soil quality index: This index is one of the components of the sensitivity to desertification index for UNCCD annex IV countries (convention text). It is based on: soil parent material, soil depth, soil texture and the slope of the land surface. Vegetation quality index: This index is one of the components of the sensitivity to desertification index for UNCCD annex IV countries (convention text). It is based four aspects of the vegetation: the fire risk, the protection provided against different types of erosion, the resistance to water shortages and the amount of land surface coverage. The dataset was created by assigning values for each parameter to Corine Land Cover third level classes.
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