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Preferred term

land cover

Is replaced by

land cover

Definition

[GEMET] Land cover is the physical state of the land surface. It is the combination of vegetation, soil, rock, water and human-made structures, which make up the earth's landscape. The land cover is the interface between the earth's crust and the atmosphere, influencing the exchange of energy and matter in the climatic system and biogeochemical cycles.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Entry terms

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

French

couverture spatiale (SIG)

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_279

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 1/13/23

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