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EA:  WATERBODY_FLOOR_MORPHOLOGY

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 1558
Concept definition: The morphology of a <WATERBODY_FLOOR>.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: PR
Reference: [S57A, Attribute: CATSEA]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
STD
2005/06/07		 WATERBODY_FLOOR_MORPHOLOGY CNTNTL_MARGIN The <WATERBODY_FLOOR_REGION>, generally consisting of <<<SHELF>>>, <<<SLOPE>>> and <<<RISE>>>, separating a continent from the <<<ABYSSAL_PLAIN>>> or <<<DEEP>>>; continental margin. 11 PR [S57A, Attribute, CATSEA:28]  
STD
2005/06/07		 WATERBODY_FLOOR_MORPHOLOGY CNTNTL_RISE A gentle slope rising from the depths of a <WATERBODY> towards the foot of a continental <<<SLOPE>>>; continental rise. 12 PR [S57A, Attribute, CATSEA:29]  
STD
2005/06/07		 WATERBODY_FLOOR_MORPHOLOGY CRATER A circular <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION>; crater. 13 IR [FACC, Annex B, SEA:59]  
STD
2005/06/07		 WATERBODY_FLOOR_MORPHOLOGY DEEP An obsolete term generally restricted to <<WATER_DEPTH>>s greater than 6 000 metres; deep. 14 PR [S57A, Attribute, CATSEA:4]  
STD
2005/06/07		 WATERBODY_FLOOR_MORPHOLOGY ESCARPMENT An elongated and comparatively steep slope separating gently sloping <WATERBODY_FLOOR_REGION>s; escarpment. An escarpment is also called a scarp. 15 PR [S57A, Attribute, CATSEA:30]  
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