Concept information
Preferred term
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
Entry terms
- LC
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
In other languages
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غطاء الأرض
Arabic
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Земна покривка
Bulgarian
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zemljani pokrov
Croatian
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pokryv krajiny
Czech
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Danish
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Dutch
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maapinnakate
Estonian
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Finnish
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French
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German
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κάλυψη του εδάφους
Greek
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Hungarian
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Italian
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Latvian
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žemės danga
Lithuanian
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Norwegian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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acoperire a terenului
Romanian
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Slovak
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pojavi na zemeljskem površju
Slovenian
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Spanish
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land-cover
Swedish
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/22142
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