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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]

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