EC: ROCKY_OUTCROP
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
1016
Concept definition:
That part of a rock formation that is exposed at the <
SURFACE
> of the <
TERRAIN
>, where most of the formation is covered by overlying <
MATERIAL
>; rocky outcrop [
S32
, "outcrop" and "rock", 1], [
DESCI
, "outcrop"]. A rocky outcrop may be naturally protruding or erosionally exposed.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
FACC
, Annex A: DB160]
Supplemental references:
[
SOED
, "outcrop", noun, 1]
Group membership:
PHYSIOGRAPHY
SURFACE_MATERIAL
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