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| Name: | land cover |
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| Description: | Physical material at the surface of the earth, such as vegetation, bare soil, rock, sand, and water. Land cover observations have different resolution in terms of materials that can be resolved. Land cover data are supplied by field survey or analysis of remote sensing.Land cover is distinct from land use despite the two terms often being used interchangeably. |
| Type: | Noun |
| Term is: | Medium, Keyword, Variable | | Term has: | | |
