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EA: TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE

Status:

STD 2005/06/07

Code:

1418

Concept definition:

The type of the morphology of the <TERRAIN> within a delineated <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>.

Attribute value type:

ENUMERATION

Reference type:

Reference:

[FACC, Annex B: SRD]

Supplemental references:

Enumerants (presented in a natural order)

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Status	Attribute label	Enumerant label ▾	Concept definition	Code	Ref type	Reference	Supplemental references
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	ACTIVE_SAND_DUNES	A <SAND_DUNE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered by <SAND_DUNE>s that are increasing in <<HEIGHT>> or moving with the <WIND>; active sand dunes [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:41].	1	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:41]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	ANGULAR	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> of sharp <ROCKY_OUTCROP>s; angular [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:5].	2	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:5]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	BOULDER_FIELD	<BOULDER_FIELD>.	3			[FACC, Annex B, SRD:20]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	CONTAINING_SABKHAS	A <TRACT> of <SABKHA>s; containing sabkhas [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:68].	4	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:68]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	DEEP_EROSIONAL_GULLIES	A <TRACT> with <GULLY>s greater than 3 metres in <<DEPTH>>; deep erosional gullies [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:56].	5	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:56]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	DISSECTED_FLOODPLAIN	A <TERRAIN_PLAIN> created by alluvial action that has <GULLY>s eroded into it; dissected floodplain [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:54].	6	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:54]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	FROST_POLYGONS	A <TRACT> of formed patterns of <ROCK>, <SOIL>, and/or <VEGETATION> caused by frost action; frost polygons [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:67].	7	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:67]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	GRAVEL_PIT	A <TRACT> of <TERRAIN_PIT>s created by the removal of gravel; gravel pit [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:84].	8	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:84]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	HIGHLY_DISSECTED	A relatively level <TRACT>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered mainly (greater than 50 percent) by <GULLY>s; highly dissected [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:55].	10	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:55]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	HIGHLY_DISTORTED	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> that has been altered by mechanical means, resulting in steep-sided, narrow spines of <BEDROCK>; highly distorted [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:43].	11	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:43]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	HIGHLY_FRACTURED_ROCK	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> of <EXPOSED_BEDROCK> containing cracks or faults; highly fractured rock [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:31].	12	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:31]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	HIGH_LANDSLIDE_POTENTIAL	A <TRACT> where the chance of landslides is high due to either composition or <<TERRAIN_SLOPE>>; high landslide potential [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:2].	9	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:2]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	HUMMOCKY_FROST_HEAVES	A <TRACT> of small <HUMMOCK>s caused by the freeze-thaw cycle; hummocky frost heaves [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:66].	13	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:66]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	IRREGULAR_SURFACE_DEEP- _FRACTURES	An uneven <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> with deep cracks caused by separation between layers of <EXPOSED_BEDROCK>; irregular surface deep fractures [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:35].	14	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:35]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	KARST_LARGE_HILLS	A <TRACT> of hummocky karst with large cone-shaped <HILL>s and scattered <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION>s [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:60].	15	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:60]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	KARST_LOW_MOUNDS	A <TRACT> of hummocky karst with low broad-based mounds and scattered <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION>s [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:61].	16	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:61]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	KARST_NUMEROUS_SINKHOLES	A <TRACT> of karst with numerous <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION>s caused by the collapse of the underlying limestone, dolomite or gypsum <BEDROCK>; karst numerous sinkholes [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:59].	17	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:59]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	KARST_SINKHOLES_SOLUTION- _VALLEYS	A <TRACT> of karst with numerous <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION>s and <VALLEY_REGION>s caused by the collapse of the underlying limestone, dolomite or gypsum <BEDROCK>; karst sinkholes solution valleys [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:58].	18	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:58]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_BOULDERS	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered mainly (greater than 55 percent) by <BOULDER>s [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:16].	19	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:16]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_CANALS	A <TRACT> with numerous constructed drainage ways (for example: <CANAL>s, drains, and <IRRIGATION_DITCH>s) designed to control the flow of <WATER>; many canals [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:92].	20	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:92]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_COBBLES	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered mainly (greater than 55 percent) by cobbles and <BOULDER>s; many cobbles [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:11].	21	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:11]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_CREVASSES	An <ICE_FIELD> containing an appreciable quantity of nearly vertical <SURFACE_FISSURE>s; many crevasses [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:70].	22	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:70]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_DYKED_FIELDS	A <TRACT> containing numerous fields surrounded by individual <DYKE>s designed to flood and/or drain <WATER> from the fields; many dyked fields [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:89].	23	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:89]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_DYKES	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> containing numerous <DYKE>s; many dykes.	24	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:88]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_FENCES	A <TRACT> with numerous <FENCE>s, typically separating fields and/or habitated <REGION>s; many fences [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:90].	25	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:90]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_HEDGEROWS	A <TRACT> with numerous <HEDGEROW>s, typically separating fields and/or habitated <REGION>s; many hedgerows [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:95].	26	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:95]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_MEANDER_SCARS	A relatively level <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> with serpentine <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION>s and oxbow <LAKE>s created by shifting drainage; many meander scars [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:64].	27	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:64]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_ROCK_OUTCROPS	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered mainly (greater than 55 percent) by <ROCKY_OUTCROP>s; many rock outcrops [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:17].	28	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:17]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_SMALL_LAKES	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> with numerous small <LAKE>s and ponds; many small lakes [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:69].	29	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:69]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_STONE_WALLS	A <TRACT> with numerous stone <WALL>s, typically separating fields and/or habitated <REGION>s; many stone walls [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:91].	30	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:91]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_TERRACED_FIELDS	A <TRACT> with numerous raised shelf-like levelled fields; many terraced fields [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:93].	31	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:93]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MANY_TERRACES	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> with numerous raised shelf-like naturally occurring levelled <SURFACE>s of <TERRAIN>; many terraces [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:81].	32	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:81]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MOD_DISSECTED	A relatively level <TRACT>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered partially (between 20 to 50 percent) by <GULLY>s; moderately dissected [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:52].	33	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:52]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	MOD_DISSECTED_ROCK_OUTCROPS	A relatively level <TRACT>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered almost entirely by a mixture of <GULLY>s and <ROCKY_OUTCROP>s; moderately dissected rock outcrops [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:53].	34	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:53]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	NO_SURFACE_ROUGHNESS	No surface roughness.	35	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:1]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	PARALLEL_SOIL_MOUNDS	A <TRACT> of fields where crops have been planted in parallel, raised linear mounds; parallel soil mounds [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:94].	36	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:94]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	PLAYA	<DRY_LAKE>; playa.	37			[FACC, Annex B, SRD:63]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	QUARRY	A <TRACT> of <QUARRY>s [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:82].	38	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:82]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	QUARRY_OR_GRAVEL_PIT	<<<QUARRY>>> and/or <<<GRAVEL_PIT>>>.	39	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:84]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	QUARRY_OR_SAND_PIT	<<<QUARRY>>> and/or <<<SAND_PIT>>>.	40	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:85]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	ROUGH	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is irregular and of unspecified morphology; rough [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:4].	41	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:4]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	ROUNDED	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is, mainly, relatively smooth and of low relief; rounded [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:6].	42	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:6]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	RUGGED_BEDROCK_SURFACE	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> of <EXPOSED_BEDROCK> that has an irregular <SURFACE> due to mechanical or weathering effects; rugged bedrock surface [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:37].	43	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:37]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	RUGGED_ROCKY_OUTCROPS	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is both rugged and covered mainly (greater than 55 percent) by <ROCKY_OUTCROP>s [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:36].	44	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:36]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	SALT_EVAPORATORS	A <TRACT> of <SALT_EVAPORATOR>s [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:87].	45	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:87]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	SAND_DUNES	<SAND_DUNE_REGION>; sand dunes.	46
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	SAND_DUNES_HIGH	A <SAND_DUNE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered by <SAND_DUNE>s greater than 10 metres in <<HEIGHT>>; sand dunes high [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:40].	47	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:40]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	SAND_DUNES_LOW	A <SAND_DUNE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered by <SAND_DUNE>s less than or equal to 10 metres in <<HEIGHT>>; sand dunes low [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:39].	48	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:39]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	SAND_PIT	A <TRACT> of <TERRAIN_PIT>s created by the removal of <SAND>; sand pit [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:85].	49
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	SCATTERED_BOULDERS	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered partially (between 25 to 55 percent) by <BOULDER>s; scattered boulders [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:18].	50	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:18]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	SOLIFLUCTION_LOBES	A <TRACT> of tongue-like masses of slow-moving waterlogged <SOIL> with steep fronts and gentle upper <SURFACE>s interspersed with <TRACT>s of heaving <SOIL> caused by frost action; solifluction lobes [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:65].	51	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:65]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	STABILIZED_SAND_DUNES	A <SAND_DUNE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered by <SAND_DUNE>s of unchanging <<HEIGHT>> and <LOCATION>; stabilized sand dunes [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:42]. The <SAND_DUNE>s are usually vegetated.	52	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:42]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	STEEP_RUGGED_DISSECTED	A <TRACT> characterized by high relief and numerous narrow <GULLY>s; steep rugged dissected [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:57].	53	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:57]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	STONY_BOULDERS	A <TRACT> of stony <SOIL>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered mainly (greater than 55 percent) by <BOULDER>s [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:15].	54	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:15]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	STONY_GULLIES	A <TRACT> of stony <SOIL>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered mainly (greater than 55 percent) by <GULLY>s [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:51].	55	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:51]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	STONY_ROCKCROPS	A <TRACT> of stony <SOIL>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered mainly (greater than 55 percent) by <ROCKY_OUTCROP>s; stony rockcrops [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:34].	56	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:34]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	STONY_ROCKS	A <TRACT> of stony <SOIL> with patches of <EXPOSED_BEDROCK>; stony rocks [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:13].	57	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:13]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	STONY_SCATTERED_BOULDERS	A <TRACT> of stony <SOIL>, the <SURFACE> of which is covered partially (between 25 to 55 percent) by <BOULDER>s; stony scattered boulders [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:14].	58	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:14]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	STONY_TRACTS	A <TRACT> covered by patches of surface <STONE>s; stony tracts [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:12].	59	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:12]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	STRIP_MINES	A <TRACT> in which surface <MATERIAL> has been removed in successive parallel strips to expose the minerals, the spoil from each new strip being placed in the previously excavated one; strip mines [SOED, "strip-mining"].	60	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:83]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	TALUS_SLOPE	A scree slope, consisting of disintegrated <MATERIAL> that has fallen from the face of the <CLIFF> above; talus slope [SOED, "talus", 2a].	61	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:19]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	UNCOHESIVE_SURFACE_FLAT	A relatively level <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>, the <SURFACE> of which is loose or unconsolidated; uncohesive surface flat [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:3].	62	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:3]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	UNWEATHERED_LAVA	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> of recently cooled magma; unweathered lava [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:33].	63	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:33]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	WADI	<WADI>.	64			[FACC, Annex B, SRD:62]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	WASTE_PILES	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> covered by large mounds of spoil produced by mining; waste piles [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:86].	65	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:86]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_MORPHOLOGY_TYPE	WEATHERED_LAVA	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> of cooled magma that has been altered by the effects of weather; weathered lava [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, SRD:32].	66	IR	[FACC, Annex B, SRD:32]

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