EA: WETLAND_SURFACE_FORM
EE: DOMED_BOG
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
5
EA label:
WETLAND_SURFACE_FORM
Concept definition:
A large <
BOG
> (<<
OUTSIDE_DIAMETER
>> usually greater than 500 metres) with a convex <
SURFACE
> rising several metres above the surrounding <
LAND
>; domed bog. The centre usually drains in all <
DIRECTION
>s, and small crescentic pools commonly form around the highest point. A concentric pattern is formed if the highest point is in the centre, while an eccentric pattern is formed if the highest point is off-centre. Peat development is usually greater than 3 metres deep.
Reference type:
IR
Reference:
[
ECORC
, Wetland Surface Forms, B04]
Supplemental references:
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