Table 6.40 — EEs for EAs whose label begins with E
| Attribute label | Enumerant label | Concept definition | Code |
| ECOSYSTEM_TYPE | The type of an ecosystem based on a combination of land cover, floristic properties, climate, and physiognomy. | ||
| BAMBOO | Comprised of woody, tall, <GRASS> shrub/woods with evergreen <VEGETATION> and a moist-wet, hot-mild climate. Dominant taxa include Bambusa (Asia) and Oxylenanthera (Africa). Olson Ecosystem Type BAMBOO: 88 (bamboo wood/scrub). | 1 | |
| BARE_COASTAL_DUNES | Comprised of moving/reversible <RIDGE>s with sparse <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold, dry climate. Dominant taxa include Cakile, Corispermum, Lathyrus, and Croton. Olson Ecosystem Type BARECOASTDUN: 83 (bare coast dune). | 2 | |
| BARE_DESERT | Comprised of ephemeral/sparse xerophytes with low cover <VEGETATION> and an extreme drought climate. Dominant taxa include Salsola, Ambrosia, Cordylanthus, Lactuca, and Capparis. Olson Ecosystem Type BAREDESERT: 8 (bare desert). | 3 | |
| BARREN_TUNDRA | Comprised of dwarf herb, <SHRUB>, moss, lichen with variable <VEGETATION> and a cold permafrost climate. Dominant taxa include Oxyria, Alopecuris, Carex, and Eriophorum. Olson Ecosystem Type TUNDRABARREN: 53 (tundra barren arctic). | 4 | |
| BEACHES_AND_DUNES | Comprised of low linear <RIDGE>s of <SAND> with pioneer <VEGETATION> and a wind-swept, storm-swept climate. Dominant taxa include Uniola, Elymus (Leymus), Ammophila, Andropogon, and Prunus. Olson Ecosystem Type BEACHFORDUNE: 81 (beach fore-dune). | 5 | |
| BROADLEAF_CROPS | Comprised of leafy rowcrops with/without <GRASS>, woody with annual tops <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Arachis (peanut), Solanum, Vitis (grape), and Humulus (hop). Olson Ecosystem Type BROADLEAFCROP: 92 (broadleaf crops). | 6 | |
| COAST_WETLAND_NE | Comprised of mixed wet/dry <COAST> in the north-east quadrant of the <REGION> with variable <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold, windy climate. Dominant taxa include Spartina, Elymus, Ammophila, and Uniola. Olson Ecosystem Type CSTWETLND-NE: 66 (coast wetland-NE). | 7 | |
| COAST_WETLAND_NW | Comprised of mixed wet/dry <COAST> in the north-west quadrant of the <REGION> with variable <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold, windy climate. Dominant taxa include Spartina, Elymus, Ammophila, and Uniola. Olson Ecosystem Type CSTWETLND-NW: 65 (coast wetland-NW). | 8 | |
| COAST_WETLAND_SE | Comprised of mixed wet/dry <COAST> in the south-east quadrant of the <REGION> with variable <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold, windy climate. Dominant taxa include Spartina, Elymus, Ammophila, and Uniola. Olson Ecosystem Type CSTWETLND-SE: 67 (coast wetland-SE). | 9 | |
| COAST_WETLAND_SW | Comprised of mixed wet/dry <COAST> in the south-west quadrant of the <REGION> with variable <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold, windy climate. Dominant taxa include Spartina, Elymus, Ammophila, and Uniola. Olson Ecosystem Type CSTWETLND-SW: 68 (coast wetland-SW). | 10 | |
| COASTLINE_FRINGE | Comprised of <BEACH>/<SAND_DUNE>/<ROCK>/slope with variable <VEGETATION> and a marine climate. Dominant taxa include Cakile and Lathyrus. Olson Ecosystem Type COASTHINTLND: 80 (coast hinterland). | 11 | |
| COLD_GRASSLAND | Comprised of browsed meadow/steppe with annual top <VEGETATION> and a cold, windy, dry-wet climate. Dominant taxa include Calamogrostis, Elymus, Eriophorum, other herbs, and Azorella. Olson Ecosystem Type COLDGRASSLND: 42 (cold grassland). | 12 | |
| COLD_IRRIGATED_CROPLAND | Comprised of tilled/hay pastured fields with some irrigated crop <VEGETATION> and a snowy, long winter climate. Dominant taxa include Solanum tuberosa (potato), and Brassica (cabbage). Olson Ecosystem Type COLDIRRIGATD: 39 (cold irrigated crops). | 13 | |
| COMPOUND_COASTLINES | Comprised of coastal heathland, <WETLAND>s, and <WATER>/<LAND> mixtures with varied <VEGETATION> and a varied climate. Dominant taxa include water/land mixtures. Olson Ecosystem Type COMPOUNDCST: 85 (compound coast). | 14 | |
| CONIFER_BOREAL_FOREST | Comprised of medium-low dense-open taiga with narrow conifer <VEGETATION> and a cold climate. Dominant taxa include Abies balsamea, Picea, and Pinus banksiana. Olson Ecosystem Type CONIFRBOREAL: 21 (conifer boreal forest/wood). | 15 | |
| CONIFER_FOREST | Comprised of needle-leaf <FOREST> with evergreen conifer <VEGETATION> and a warm-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Tsuga, Pinus, Picea, Abies, and Chamaecyparis. Olson Ecosystem Type CONIFEVRGFST: 3 (conifer evergreen forest). | 16 | |
| CONIFEROUS_FOREST | Comprised of very tall-to-low <FOREST>/woodland with evergreen <TREE>/shrub <VEGETATION> and a hot-mild climate. Dominant taxa include Pinus (taeda, palustris, elliotii, and caribaea): Sequoia. Olson Ecosystem Type CONIFOREST: 27 (conifer forest). | 17 | |
| COOL_BROADLEAF_FOREST | Comprised of medium-tall <FOREST> with summer green <VEGETATION> and a persistent snowy climate. Dominant taxa include Acer, Ouercus rubra, alba, and Fraxinus with or without Fagus. Olson Ecosystem Type COOLDECDFRST: 25 (cool deciduous forest). | 18 | |
| COOL_CONIFER_FOREST | Comprised of low-to-tall <FOREST>, woodland with evergreen conifer <VEGETATION> and a snowy climate. Dominant taxa include Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Picea, Abies, and Libocedrus. Olson Ecosystem Type COOLCONIFRST: 22 (cool conifer forest/wood). | 19 | |
| COOL_CROPS_AND_TOWNS | Comprised of <FARM>s with/without pasture, <SETTLEMENT>s with summer crop <VEGETATION> and a snowy winter climate. Dominant taxa include spring grain, forage with or without Olson Ecosystem Type 35, Poa, Agrostis, and Agropyron. Olson Ecosystem Type COOLCROPTOWN: 30 (cool crop/town). | 20 | |
| COOL_FIELDS_AND_WOODS | Comprised of crop/herb and wood/<SHRUB> covering 20-40 percent, with summer green/evergreen <VEGETATION> and a snowy climate. Dominant taxa include Poa, Bromus, Quercus, Prunus, and Crataegus. Olson Ecosystem Type COOLFIELDWDS: 55 (cool field wood/<SHRUB>). | 21 | |
| COOL_FOREST_AND_FIELD | Comprised of <FOREST> and <CROP_LAND>/<SHRUB>/<GRASS_LAND> with mixed/summer green <VEGETATION> and a snowy climate. Dominant taxa include Quercus, Betula, Acer, and Amelanchier. Olson Ecosystem Type COOLFORSTFLD: 57 (cool forest field). | 22 | |
| COOL_GRASSES_AND_SHRUBS | Comprised of mid-tall <GRASS>, herb, shrub with annual foliage <VEGETATION> and a snowy, windy climate. Dominant taxa include Bromus, Poa (C3 grass), Trifolium, Andropogon, and Panicum. Olson Ecosystem Type COOLGRASSHRB: 40 (cool grass herb/shrub). | 23 | |
| COOL_IRRIGATED_CROPLAND | Comprised of tilled/hay pastured fields with mostly irrigated crop <VEGETATION> and a snowy most winters climate. Dominant taxa include Beta vulgaris (sugar beets), grains, and forage. Olson Ecosystem Type COOLIRRIGATD: 38 (cool irrigated crops). | 24 | |
| COOL_MIXED_FOREST | Comprised of medium/tall <FOREST> with evergreen/summer green <VEGETATION> and a snowy climate. Dominant taxa include Betula, Acer with/without Fagus, Pinus, Picea, Abies, and Tsuga. Olson Ecosystem Type COOLMIXDFRST: 23 (cool mixed forest). | 25 | |
| COOL_RAIN_FOREST | Comprised of medium/tall <FOREST> with evergreen conifer <VEGETATION> and a rainy/snowy climate. Dominant taxa include Picea sitkensis/rubra, Tsuga, Alnus/Betula, and Gaultheria. Olson Ecosystem Type COOLRAINFRST: 20 (conifer cool rainforest). | 26 | |
| COOL_S_HMISPH_MIXED_FORESTS | Comprised of tall-to-low <FOREST> with evergreen broadleaf <VEGETATION> and a cool-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Nothofagus, Drimes winteri, Pilgerodendron, and Podocarpus. Olson Ecosystem Type COOLSOHEMIXF: 54 (cool southern hemisphere mixed forest). | 27 | |
| CORN_AND_BEANS_CROPLAND | Comprised of rowcrops: maize, soy, cover with alternation <VEGETATION> with/without irrigation. Dominant taxa include Zea maize, Gycine max (soy), Festuca, and Bromus. Olson Ecosystem Type CROPCORNBEAN: 35 (crops: corn/bean). | 28 | |
| CROP_AND_WATER_MIXTURES | Comprised of crop and coast/river/pond/wetland with variable cover <VEGETATION> and a variable climate. Dominant taxa include Calamogrostis, Phragmites, and crop or pasture. Olson Ecosystem Type CROPWATERMIX: 76 (crop/water mix). | 29 | |
| CROPS_AND_TOWN | Comprised of <FARM>s with/without pasture and <TOWN>s with crop mix <VEGETATION> and a mild-hot, wet-dry climate. Dominant taxa include winter grain, Gossypium, Sorghum, and Panicum. Olson Ecosystem Type CROPTOWN: 31 (crop/town). | 30 | |
| CROPS_GRASS_SHRUBS | Comprised of <FARM>, <GRASS_LAND>, and/or <SCRUB_LAND> with herbage <VEGETATION> and a cold-hot, wet-dry climate. Dominant taxa are mosaics. Olson Ecosystem Type CROPGRASSHRB: 94 (crop grass/shrub). | 31 | |
| DECID_BROADLEAF_FOREST | Comprised of medium/tall <FOREST> with summer green <VEGETATION> and a mild-hot climate. Dominant taxa include Quercus, Carya, Liriodendron, Magnolia, Acer, and Juglans. Olson Ecosystem Type BROADLFOREST: 26 (broadleaf forest). | 32 | |
| DECID_BROADLEAF_WOODS | Comprised of broadleaf <FOREST>/woodland and <SHRUB> with deciduous <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Quercus, Carya, Fraxinus, Ulmus, Celtis, and Populus. Ecosystem Type DECIDUBDLFWD: 5 (deciduous broadleaf wood). | 33 | |
| DECID_CONIFER_FOREST | Comprised of needle-leaf <FOREST> and woodland with deciduous <VEGETATION> and a generally cold climate. Dominant taxa include Larix (Taxodium is in Olson Ecosystem Type 13). Olson Ecosystem Type CONIFDECIDWD: 4 (conifer deciduous wood). | 34 | |
| DECID_MIXED_BOREAL_FOREST | Comprised of medium-low <FOREST>/woodland (Larix greater than 20 percent) with deciduous-mixed tiaga <VEGETATION> and a cold climate. Dominant taxa include Larix, Abies, and Pinus siberica. Olson Ecosystem Type DECIDUMIXBOR: 61 (mixed deciduous boreal). | 35 | |
| DECIDUOUS_TREE_CROP | Comprised of <FARM>s on which deciduous <TREE>s are cultivated. | 36 | |
| DRY_EVERGREEN_WOODS | Comprised of woodland, low/dry <FOREST> with broadleaf evergreen <VEGETATION> and a dry climate. Dominant taxa include Tecoma, Schinopsis, Aspidosperma, and Acacia (quebracho). Olson Ecosystem Type WOODRYEVRGRN: 48 (wood dry evergreen broadleaf). | 37 | |
| DRY_TROPICAL_WOODS | Comprised of woodland/low <FOREST> and C4 grass with drought-deciduous <VEGETATION> and a hot, dry climate. Dominant taxa include:= Prosopis, Cercidium, Aspidospermum, and Cedrela. Olson Ecosystem Type DRYTROPICWDS: 32 (dry tropical wood/shrub). | 38 | |
| DRY_WOODY_SCRUB | Comprised of <SHRUB> with/without low/open woodland with evergreen <VEGETATION> and a dry/cool-warm climate. Dominant taxa include Juniperus and Pinus (cedulus, monosperma, and flexilis). Olson Ecosystem Type SHRUBWOODRY: 47 (scrub wood dry). | 39 | |
| EVERGREEN_BROADLEAF | Comprised of broadleaf <FOREST>/woodland with evergreen <VEGETATION> and a mild-warm climate. Dominant taxa include Quercus virginiana, Persea, Magnolia, and Ilex. Olson Ecosystem Type EVERGRBDLFWD: 6 (evergreen broadleaf wood). | 40 | |
| EVERGREEN_FOREST_FIELDS | Comprised of crop/herb, <SHRUB>, and/or <FOREST> with evergreen conifer/broadleaf <VEGETATION>. Dominant taxa include Pinus, Pseudotsuga, and Sabal palmetto. Olson Ecosystem Type EVRGNFRSTFLD: 19 (evergreen forest/field). | 41 | |
| EVERGREEN_TREE_CROP | Comprised of <FARM>s on which evergreen <TREE>s are cultivated. | 42 | |
| FIELDS_AND_WOODY_SAVANNA | Comprised of crop/herb, and <FOREST> and/or <SHRUB> with deciduous/evergreen <VEGETATION> and a hot-cool climate. Dominant taxa include Festuca, Diospyros, Sassafras, and Cornus. Olson Ecosystem Type FIELDWDSAVNA: 58 (field/wood savanna). | 43 | |
| FOREST_AND_FIELD | Comprised of <FOREST> and crop/shrub/<GRASS> with mixed/deciduous <VEGETATION> and a mild-hot climate. Dominant taxa include Quercus, Platanus, and Liquidambar. Olson Ecosystem Type FORESTFIELD: 56 (forest field). | 44 | |
| GLACIER_ICE | Comprised of Antarctic/mountain/sea <ICE> with algae/lichen <VEGETATION> and a very cold climate. Dominant taxa include cryptogams (lichen and algae). Olson Ecosystem Type GLACIERICE: 12 (glacier ice). | 45 | |
| GLACIER_ROCK | Comprised of Arctic/mountain glacier and/or <SNOW_GROUND_COVER> with microbe/herb <VEGETATION> and a very cold climate. Olson Ecosystem Type GLACIEROCK: 70 (glacier rock). | 46 | |
| GRASS_CROPS | Comprised of cereal, hay greater than 60 percent with/without settlements with annual tops <VEGETATION> and a cool-hot, wet-dry climate. Dominant taxa include Triticum (wheat), Avena (oats), Hordeum (barley), and Secale (rye). Olson Ecosystem Type GRASSCROP: 93 (grass and crop). | 47 | |
| HEATH_SCRUB | Comprised of dwarf-tall scrub, acid <SOIL> with evergreen-mixed <VEGETATION> and a mild-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Empetrum, Vaccinum, Calluna, Kalmia, and Rhododendron. Olson Ecosystem Type HEATHSCRUB: 64 (heath shrub). | 48 | |
| HOT_IRRIGATED_CROPLAND | Comprised of tilled/pastured fields with extensively irrigated crop <VEGETATION> and a climate with rare or no <SNOW_PRECIPITATION>. Dominant taxa include Gossypium (cotton) and Saccharum officinarium (sugar cane). Olson Ecosystem Type HOTIRRIGATED: 37 (hot-mild irrigated crop). | 49 | |
| HOT_MILD_GRASSES_SHRUBS | Comprised of prairie/pampas/rangeland with mixed foliage (C4) <VEGETATION> and a mild-hot climate. Dominant taxa include Bouteloua, Aristida, Setaria (C4 grass) with/without shrub, and <TREE>s. Olson Ecosystem Type HOTMLDGRSHB: 41 (hot-mild grass herb shrub). | 50 | |
| INLAND_WATER | Comprised of <PLANKTON> with/without emergents with seasonal blooms <VEGETATION> and a variable climate. Dominant taxa include <PLANKTON> with/without emergents. Olson Ecosystem Type WATERINLAND: 14 (water inland). | 51 | |
| IRRIGATED_GRASSLAND | Comprised of farm rangeland and irrigated <CROP_LAND> with herbage <VEGETATION> and a dry, hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Medicago sativa (alfalfa), Sorghum, Triticum, and Bromus. Olson Ecosystem Type IRRIGCRASSLD: 10 (irrigated crop grassland). | 52 | |
| LAND_AND_WATER_RIVERS | Comprised of alluvial mix, <RIVER>, <PLANT>s with varied foliage <VEGETATION> and a varied climate. Dominant taxa include Ambrosia, Salix, Populus, Acer, Ulmus, and Platanus. Olson Ecosystem Type LNDWTR{IVER}: 75 (land/water river). | 53 | |
| LAND_WATER_AND_SHORE | Comprised of <LAKE>/wetland and marginal <PLANT>s with varied foliage <VEGETATION> and a varied climate. Dominant taxa include plankton, Scirpus, and Typha. Olson Ecosystem Type LANDWATRSHRE: 74 (land/water shore). | 54 | |
| LOW_SPARSE_GRASSLAND | Comprised of steppe, herb with/without sparse woody with shortgrass/hummock <VEGETATION> and a dry/cold climate. Dominant taxa include Bouteloua, Buchle, Stipa, Sporobolus, and Opuntia. Olson Ecosystem Type LOWSPRSGRASS: 2 (low/sparse grassland). | 55 | |
| MANGROVE | Comprised of <FOREST>/scrub, tidal flat with evergreen broadleaf <VEGETATION> and a hot climate. Dominant taxa include Rhizophora, Avicenna, and Hibiscus. Olson Ecosystem Type MANGROVE: 72 (mangrove forest scrub). | 56 | |
| MARSH_WETLAND | Comprised of graminoid/herb with/without <SHRUB>/<TREE> with mixed <VEGETATION> and a marine or cold-hot climate. Dominant taxa include Spartina, Juncus, Scirpus, Salicornia, and Hibiscus. Olson Ecosystem Type MARSWETLAND: 45 (marshy wetland). | 57 | |
| MEDITERRANEAN_SCRUB | Comprised of scrub with/without wood/grassland with evergreen <VEGETATION> and a winter rain climate. Dominant taxa includ: Quercus, Cercocarpus, Adenostema, Ceanothus, and Baccharis. Olson Ecosystem Type MEDITERRANSC: 46 (Mediterranean scrub/wood). | 58 | |
| MIRE_BOG_FEN | Comprised of sphagnum/graminoid and dwarfshrub with evergreen/summer green <VEGETATION> and a cold climate. Dominant taxa include Sphagnum, Carex, Ledum, Eriophorum, Rhus, and Picea. Olson Ecosystem Type MIRE:BOGFEN: 44 (mire: bog/fen). | 59 | |
| MIXED_FOREST | Comprised of low-medium <FOREST>/woodland with conifer/broadleaf <VEGETATION> and a mild-hot climate. Dominant taxa include Quercus, Carya, Liquidambar, Pinus, and Juniperus. Olson Ecosystem Type MIXEDFOREST: 24 (mixed forest/woodland). | 60 | |
| MIXED_FOREST_AND_FIELD | Comprised of low-tall <FOREST> with/without <CROP_LAND>/<GRASS_LAND> with summer green/evergreen <VEGETATION> and a with/without <SNOW_PRECIPITATION> climate. Dominant taxa include Acer, Tilia, Quercus, Pinus, and Tsuga. Olson Ecosystem Type MIXEDFRSTFLD: 18 (mixed forest/field). | 61 | |
| MOIST_EUCALYPTUS | Comprised of medium open Eucalypt <FOREST> with broadleaf evergreen <VEGETATION> and a mild-hot climate. Dominant taxa include Eucalyptus and Acacia. Olson Ecosystem Type MOISTEUCALPT: 89 (moist eucalypt forest). | 62 | |
| MONTANE_TROPICAL_FORESTS | Comprised of montane medium-low woods/herbs with evergreen <VEGETATION> and a mild-warm, wet climate. Dominant taxa include Eugenia, Brunellia, Clusia, Castilloa, Tipuana, and Myoxylon. Olson Ecosystem Type MONTROPICAL: 28 (montane tropical complex). | 63 | |
| NARROW_CONIFERS | Comprised of dense/sparse <TREE>/<SHRUB>/herb with evergreen/mixed <VEGETATION> and a subpolar/mountain climate. Dominant taxa include Abies, Picea, Pinus, and Juniperus. Olson Ecosystem Type NARROWCONIFR: 62 (narrow conifer mix). | 64 | |
| POLAR_AND_ALPINE_DESERT | Comprised of barren <ROCK> and polar/alpine <DESERT_REGION> with lichen <VEGETATION> and an extreme cold, dry climate. Dominant taxa include Draba, Dryas, Cassiope, Luzula nivalis, and Poa arctica. Olson Ecosystem Type POLALPDESERT: 69 (polar alpine desert). | 65 | |
| RAIN_GREEN_TROPICAL_FOREST | Comprised of medium <FOREST>, closed-open with drought-deciduous <VEGETATION> and a hot, moist climate. Dominant taxa include Shorea robusta, Tectonia grandis, and Xylia dolobriformis. Olson Ecosystem Type RAINGRNTRFST: 90 (rain green tropical forest). | 66 | |
| RESIDUAL_DUNES_BEACHES | Comprised of residual <RIDGE>s of <SAND> and fields with varied cover <VEGETATION> and a varied climate. Olson Ecosystem Type RESIDUNEBCH: 84 (residual dune beach). | 67 | |
| RICE_PADDY_AND_FIELD | Comprised of plain or terrace paddies with 1-3 crops per year <VEGETATION> with irrigation. Dominant taxa include Oryza sativa (rice), other C4 and/or C3 metabolic type crops, gardens, with/without <TREE>s. Olson Ecosystem Type RICEPADDYFLD: 36 (rice: paddy/field). | 68 | |
| ROCKY_CLIFFS_AND_SLOPES | Comprised of shore/montane/sparse cover with varied <VEGETATION> and a varied climate. Dominant taxa include Arctostaphylos, Vaccinium, Juniperus, and lichens/herbs. Olson Ecosystem Type ROCKCLIFFSLP: 86 (rock cliff/slope). | 69 | |
| S_HMISPH_CONIFERS | Comprised of tall-medium rainforest with evergreen conifer <VEGETATION> and a mild-cool climate. Dominant taxa include Podocarp and Auraucaria families. Olson Ecosystem Type SOHEMISCONIF: 77 (southern hemisphere conifer). | 70 | |
| S_HMISPH_MIXED_FOREST | Comprised of medium/tall rainforest with/without conifer with evergreen broadleaf <VEGETATION> and a mild-warm climate. Dominant taxa include Nothofagus, Fitzroya, Persea, and Crinodendron. Olson Ecosystem Type SOHEMISMIXFR: 78 (southern hemisphere mixed forest). | 71 | |
| SALT_PLAYAS | Comprised of saline/soda desert basins with halophyte dry lake <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Salicornia, Atriplex, Suedia, Sarcobatus, and Distlichus. Olson Ecosystem Type SALTPLAYA: 71 (salt-soda playa basin). | 72 | |
| SAND_DESERT | Comprised of blowing <SAND_DUNE>s and flats with patchy <OASIS> seepage <VEGETATION> and a windy climate. Dominant taxa include Oryzopsis, Yucca, Artemisia filifolia, and Andropogon. Olson Ecosystem Type SANDESERT: 50 (sand desert). | 73 | |
| SANDY_GRASSLAND_SHRUBS | Comprised of <SAND> steppe herb/<SHRUB> with mixed <VEGETATION> and a dry, hot-cold, windy climate. Dominant taxa include Calamovilfa, Oryzopsis, Redfieldia, Artemisia, and Bouteloua. Olson Ecosystem Type SANDGRASSHRB: 87 (sand grass/shrub). | 74 | |
| SAVANNA_WOODS | Comprised of <GRASS> under open <TREE>/<SHRUB> with broadleaf/conifer <VEGETATION> and a dry-moist climate. Dominant taxa include Paspalum, Andropogon, Vellozia, Mauritia, Tecoma,and Bombax. Olson Ecosystem Type SAVANNATREE: 43 (savanna tree/shrub). | 75 | |
| SEA_WATER | Comprised of <PLANKTON> with/without kelp, reefs with year-round growth <VEGETATION> and a with/without ice climate. Dominant taxa include <PLANKTON> with/without kelp and reefs. Olson Ecosystem Type WATERSEA: 15 (water [sea]). | 76 | |
| SEASONAL_TROPICAL_FOREST | Comprised of medium <FOREST> with/without plantation with evergreen <VEGETATION> and a hot, seasonal moist climate. Dominant taxa include Ceiba, Tabebuia, Manilkara, Buchenavia, Bombax, and Ocotea. Olson Ecosystem Type SEASONTROPIC: 29 (seasonal tropical forest). | 77 | |
| SEMI_DESERT | Comprised of sparse <SHRUB> with/without herb/<TREE> with spring/ephemeral green <VEGETATION> and a dry climate. Dominant taxa include Tamarix, Sarcobatus, Carnegia, Grayia, Ephedra, and Sitanion. Olson Ecosystem Type SEMIDESRTREE: 11 (semidesert shrub/tree). | 78 | |
| SEMI_DESERT_SAGE | Comprised of shrub-steppe sparse range with evergreen <VEGETATION> and a cool-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Artemisia, Eurotia, Chrysothamnus, and Kochia. Olson Ecosystem Type SEMIDSRTSAGE: 52 (semidesert sage). | 79 | |
| SEMI_DESERT_SHRUBS | Comprised of sparse <SHRUB>s, xerophytes with mixed green <VEGETATION> and a hot-cool climate. Dominant taxa include Larrea, Fouquieria, Coleogyne, Acacia, and Prosopis. Olson Ecosystem Type SEMIDSRTSHRB: 51 (semidesert shrub). | 80 | |
| SHRUB_DECIDUOUS | Comprised of sparse-dense <SHRUB> with cold-deciduous/drought-deciduous <VEGETATION> and a moist climate. Dominant taxa include Diplacus, Salvia, Encelia, Quercus, Lepechinia, and Rhus. Olson Ecosystem Type SHRBDECDUOUS: 17 shrub deciduous). | 81 | |
| SHRUB_EVERGREEN | Comprised of sparse <SHRUB> with/without <TREE> with evergreen <VEGETATION> and a cold-hot/wet-dry climate. Dominant taxa include Juniperus, Artemisia, Arctostaphylos, and Ilex. Olson Ecosystem Type SHRUBEVERGRN: 16 (shrub evergreen). | 82 | |
| SMALL_LEAF_MIXED_WOODS | Comprised of low-medium taiga-edge/groves with summer green with/without conifer <VEGETATION> and a cold climate. Dominant taxa include Betula, Populus, Salix, and Alnus. Olson Ecosystem Type SMALFMIXWOOD: 60 (small leaf mix wood). | 83 | |
| SPARSE_DUNES_AND_RIDGES | Comprised of varied dunebuilding <PLANT>s with pioneer <VEGETATION> and blowout <RIDGE>s. Dominant taxa include Calamovilfa, Panicum, Andropogon, Populus, and Tilia. Olson Ecosystem Type SPRSDUNEBLDR: 82 (sparse dune builder). | 84 | |
| SUCCULENT_THORN_SCRUB | Comprised of succulent/thorn shrub/<TREE> with deciduous <VEGETATION> and a hot-mild, dry climate. Dominant taxa include Opuntia, Yucca, Agave, Acacia, Cavanillesia, and Zizyphus. Olson Ecosystem Type SUCTHORNSCRB: 59 (succulent thorn scrub). | 85 | |
| TALL_GRASSES_AND_SHRUBS | Comprised of tall <GRASS> with/without woody/crops with annual foliage <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Andropogon, Sorghastrum, Panicum, and Prunus. Olson Ecosystem Type TALLGRASSHRB: 7 (tallgrass herb/shrub). | 86 | |
| TROPICAL_DEGRADED_FOREST | Comprised of medium-low opened <FOREST>/wood with evergreen broadleaf <VEGETATION> and a hot climate. Dominant taxa include Cecropia, Didymopanax, Curatella, and plantations. Olson Ecosystem Type TROPDBGRADWD: 34 (tropical degraded wood/shrub). | 87 | |
| TROPICAL_RAINFOREST | Comprised of tall-to-medium closed, multilayer <FOREST> with evergreen broadleaf <VEGETATION> and a hot, wet climate. Dominant taxa include Andropogon, Sorghastrum, Panicum, and Prunus. Olson Ecosystem Type TROPRAINFRST: 33 (tropical rainforest). | 88 | |
| UPLAND_TUNDRA | Comprised of dwarf-to-tall herb/<SHRUB> cushion with sparse <VEGETATION> and a strong frost, windy climate. Dominant taxa include Kobresia, Poa, and Salix nana. Olson Ecosystem Type UPLNDTNDRA: 9 (upland tundra/paramo). | 89 | |
| URBAN | Comprised of construction, lawn with/without <PARK>s with plantings, weeds <VEGETATION> and a cold-hot climate. Dominant taxa include Poa, Festuca, Cynodon, Ulmus, Populus, and Ailanthus. Olson Ecosystem Type URBAN: 1 (urban, suburban). | 90 | |
| VOLCANIC_ROCK | Comprised of sparse <PLANT>s on lava/ash with patchy <VEGETATION> and an equatorial-subarctic climate. Dominant taxa include Pisonia, Psidium, Saccharum, ferns, lichens, and algae. Olson Ecosystem Type VOLCANICROCK: 49 (volcanic rock/ash). | 91 | |
| WATER_AND_ISLAND_FRINGE | Comprised of submergible, other complex successional <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Ipomea, Cocos nucifera, Juniperus, and Acrocaria. Olson Ecosystem Type WATRISLFRNGE: 73 (water isle fringe). | 92 | |
| WET_SCLEROPHYLIC_FOREST | Comprised of tall open Eucalypt <FOREST> with broadleaf evergreen and a mild, wet climate. Dominant taxa include Eucalyptus (regnans, obliqua, and diversicolor). Olson Ecosystem Type WETSCLEROPHL: 79 (wet scherophyl forest). | 93 | |
| WOODED_TUNDRA | Comprised of timberline <TREE>/scrub/herb with evergreen-deciduous <VEGETATION> and a cold climate. Dominant taxa include Abies lasiocarpa, Picea, Pinus monticola, and Pinus longaeva. Olson Ecosystem Type WOODEDTUNDRA: 63 (wooded tundra/paramo). | 94 | |
| WOODED_WET_SWAMP | Comprised of <TREE>/<SHRUB> over herb/<WATER> with evergreen/deciduous <VEGETATION> and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include Salix, Acer, Nyssa, Taxodium, Thuja, and Cephelanthus. Olson Ecosystem Type WOODWETSWAMP: 13 (woody wetland swamp). | 95 | |
| WOODY_SAVANNA | Comprised of C4 grass and woodland/low <FOREST> covering 30-50 percent with deciduous-evergreen <VEGETATION> and a dry-wet climate. Dominant taxa include Tristachys, Imperata, Ficus, Chlorophora, and Fagaria. Olson Ecosystem Type WOODYSAVANNA: 91 (woody savanna). | 96 | |
| EDUCATIONAL_BUILDING_TYPE | The type of an educational <BUILDING>. | ||
| ACADEMY | Houses a school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular job; also a secondary or college-preparatory school, especially a private one; an academy [AHD, "academy", 1 and 2]. | 1 | |
| COLLEGE | Houses a self-governing constituent body of a university offering living quarters and instruction but not granting degrees; or a preparatory or high school; or an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor's degree; or a part of a university offering a specialized <NON_EMPTY_SET> of courses; or an institution offering instruction usually in a professional, vocational, and/or technical field; a college [AHD, "college"]. | 2 | |
| EDUCATIONAL_CENTRE | Houses an establishment for teaching and learning; an educational centre. | 3 | |
| LYCEUM | A hall in which public lectures, concerts, and similar programs are presented; a lyceum [AHD, "Lyceum", 1]. | 4 | |
| SEMINARY | <SEMINARY>. | 5 | |
| UNIVERSITY | Houses an institution for higher learning with teaching and research <FACILITY>s constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees; a university [AHD, "university"]. | 6 | |
| ELEV_ELECTRICAL_CABLE_TYPE | The type of suspension of an <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE>. | ||
| MOUNTAIN_CATENARY | Catenary over <MOUNTAIN>s. | 1 | |
| NORMAL_SUSPENSION | Normal suspension. | 2 | |
| OVERWATER_CATENARY | Catenary over <WATERBODY>s. | 3 | |
| ELEVATION_ACCURACY_STATEMENT | A statement of the accuracy of an <<ELEVATION>>. | ||
| ACCURATE | Conforms to a standard or accepted value; accurate. | 1 | |
| APPROXIMATE | Approaching closely (approximates) but not attaining a specified accuracy or a precision conformable with the quality of the observations. | 2 | |
| EM_BAND | The scientifically-accepted designation for a range of <<FREQUENCY>>s within the electromagnetic spectrum; the electromagnetic band. | ||
| RF | Radio frequency (RF), less than 3 gigahertz. | 1 | |
| ULF | Ultra-low frequency (ULF), less than 3 hertz. | 2 | |
| ELF | Extremely low frequency (ELF), 3 hertz to 3 kilohertz. | 3 | |
| VLF | Very low frequency (VLF) 3 kilohertz to 30 kilohertz. | 4 | |
| LF | Low frequency (LF), 30 kilohertz to 300 kilohertz. | 5 | |
| MF | Medium frequency (MF), 300 kilohertz to 3 megahertz. | 6 | |
| HF | High frequency (HF), 3 megahertz to 30 megahertz. | 7 | |
| VHF | Very high frequency (VHF), 30 to 300 megahertz. | 8 | |
| Q | Q-band, 36 megahertz to 46 megahertz. | 9 | |
| P | P-band, 225 megahertz to 390 megahertz. | 10 | |
| UHF | Ultra-high frequency (UHF), 300 megahertz to 3 gigahertz. | 11 | |
| L | L-band, 1 gigahertz to 2 gigahertz. | 12 | |
| MICROWAVE | Microwave, 3 gigahertz to 300 gigahertz. | 13 | |
| SHF | Super high frequency (SHF), 3 gigahertz to 30 gigahertz. | 14 | |
| S | S-band, 2 gigahertz to 4 gigahertz. | 15 | |
| C | C-band, 4 to 8 gigahertz. | 16 | |
| X | X-band, 8 gigahertz to 12 gigahertz. | 17 | |
| KU | Ku-band, 12 gigahertz to 18 gigahertz. | 18 | |
| K | K-band, 18 gigahertz to 27 gigahertz. | 19 | |
| KA | Ka-band, 27 gigahertz to 40 gigahertz. | 20 | |
| EHF | Extremely high frequency (EHF), 30 gigahertz to 300 gigahertz. | 21 | |
| V | V-band, 46 to 56 gigahertz. | 22 | |
| W | W-band, 56 gigahertz to 200 gigahertz. | 23 | |
| INFRARED | Infrared, 300 gigahertz to approximately 384 terahertz. | 24 | |
| EXTREME_INFRARED | Extreme infrared, 300 gigahertz to 20 terahertz. | 25 | |
| SUBMILLIMETRE | Submillimetre, 300 gigahertz to 3 terahertz. | 26 | |
| FAR_INFRARED | Far infrared, 20 terahertz to 50 terahertz. | 27 | |
| INTERMEDIATE_INFRARED | Intermediate infrared, 50 terahertz to 100 terahertz. | 28 | |
| NEAR_INFRARED | Near infrared, 100 terahertz to approximately 384 terahertz. | 29 | |
| VISIBLE | Visible, approximately 384 terahertz to approximately 769 terahertz. | 30 | |
| RED | Red, approximately 384 terahertz to approximately 482 terahertz. | 31 | |
| ORANGE | Orange, approximately 482 terahertz to approximately 503 terahertz. | 32 | |
| YELLOW | Yellow, approximately 503 terahertz to approximately 520 terahertz. | 33 | |
| GREEN | Green, approximately 520 terahertz to approximately 610 terahertz. | 34 | |
| BLUE | Blue, approximately 610 terahertz to approximately 659 terahertz. | 35 | |
| VIOLET | Violet, approximately 659 terahertz to approximately 769 terahertz. | 36 | |
| UV | Ultraviolet, approximately 769 terahertz to 300 petahertz. | 37 | |
| NEAR_UV | Near ultraviolet, approximately 769 terahertz to 3 petahertz. | 38 | |
| FARULTRAVIOLET | Farultraviolet, 3 petahertz to 300 petahertz. | 39 | |
| UV_A | Ultraviolet A (UVA), approximately 769 terahertz to 953 terahertz. | 40 | |
| UV_B | Ultraviolet B (UVB), approximately 953 terahertz to 1071 terahertz. | 41 | |
| UV_C | Ultraviolet C (UVC), approximately 1071 terahertz to 3 petahertz. | 42 | |
| X_RAY | X-ray, 300 petahertz to 50 exahertz. | 43 | |
| GAMMA_RAY | Gamma ray, greater than 50 exahertz. | 44 | |
| EM_POLARIZATION_TYPE | The type(s) of electromagnetic polarization established by an <AERIAL> of an emitter and/or a receiver. | ||
| CIRCULAR | The electric displacement vector or the electric field vector in a transverse wave propagating through a medium rotates; circular polarization. | 1 | |
| CROSSED_VERT_HORIZ | Crossed with emission vertical and detection horizontal. | 2 | |
| CROSSED_HORIZ_VERT | Crossed with emission horizontal and detection vertical. | 3 | |
| ELLIPTICAL | A vector representing a wave component at any point in space describes an ellipse in a plane perpendicular to the propagation <DIRECTION>; elliptical polarization. | 4 | |
| LINEAR_HORIZONTAL | The electric lines of force are in a horizontal <DIRECTION>; horizontal polarization. | 5 | |
| LINEAR_VERTICAL | The electric lines of force are in a vertical <DIRECTION> and the magnetic lines of force are in a horizontal <DIRECTION>; vertical polarization. | 6 | |
| PARALLEL_INCID_RFLCT_PLANE | Parallel to incidence-reflectance plane. | 7 | |
|
PERPENDICULAR_INCID_RFLCT- _PLANE |
Perpendicular to incidence-reflectance plane. | 8 | |
| RANDOM | Random or none. | 9 | |
| EM_PROPAGATION_CONDITION | The type of condition causing variation in the propagation path of electromagnetic energy due to interaction of the emitted energy with the vertical density gradient of the <ATMOSPHERE>. | ||
| RADIO_DUCT | The propagation of radio energy under conditions in the <ATMOSPHERE> of the <EARTH> in which the refractive index (<<REFRACTION_INDEX_REAL_PART>>) decreases with <<ALTITUDE_MSL>> at a rate greater than 157 x 10-6 per kilometre; radio duct. The unit of measure equation is defined by N = (n-1) x 106 where n is the <<REFRACTION_INDEX_REAL_PART>> and is known as an "N-unit". Radio energy that originates within a duct and leaves the <AERIAL> at angles near the horizontal may be trapped within the duct. | 1 | |
| STANDARD | The propagation of radio energy under conditions of standard refraction in the <ATMOSPHERE> of the <EARTH>, that is, an <ATMOSPHERE> or section of the <ATMOSPHERE> in which the refractive index (<<REFRACTION_INDEX_REAL_PART>>) decreases uniformly with <<ALTITUDE_MSL>> at a rate of approximately 40 x 10-6 per kilometre. The unit of measure equation is defined by N = (n-1) x 106 where n is the <<REFRACTION_INDEX_REAL_PART>> and is known as an "N-unit". | 2 | |
| SUBSTANDARD | The propagation of radio energy under conditions of substandard refraction in the <ATMOSPHERE> of the <EARTH>, that is, an <ATMOSPHERE> or section of the <ATMOSPHERE> in which the refractive index (<<REFRACTION_INDEX_REAL_PART>>) decreases with <<ALTITUDE_MSL>> at a rate of less than 40 x 10-6 per kilometre. The unit of measure equation is defined by N = (n-1) x 106 where n is the <<REFRACTION_INDEX_REAL_PART>> and is known as an "N-unit". | 3 | |
| SUPERSTANDARD | The propagation of radio energy under conditions of superstandard refraction in the <ATMOSPHERE> of the <EARTH>, that is, an <ATMOSPHERE> or section of the <ATMOSPHERE> in which the refractive index (<<REFRACTION_INDEX_REAL_PART>>) decreases with <<ALTITUDE_MSL>> at a rate of greater than 40 x 10-6 per kilometre. The unit of measure equation is defined by N = (n-1) x 106 where n is the <<REFRACTION_INDEX_REAL_PART>> and is known as an "N-unit". | 4 | |
| ENGINEER_TRENCH_TYPE | The type of an <ENGINEER_TRENCH>. | ||
| INFANTRY_TRENCH | <INFANTRY_TRENCH>. | 1 | |
| SOVIET_ANTI_TANK_DITCH | An <ENGINEER_TRENCH> and <PARAPET> combination designed according to Soviet military doctrine to prevent crossing by <ARMOURED_TRACKED_VEHICLE>s; a Soviet style anti-tank ditch. | 2 | |
| US_ANTI_TANK_DITCH | An <ENGINEER_TRENCH> and <PARAPET> combination designed according to US military doctrine to prevent crossing by <ARMOURED_TRACKED_VEHICLE>s; a US style anti-tank ditch. | 3 | |
| EXPLOSIVE_MINE_TYPE | The type of an <EXPLOSIVE_MINE>. | ||
| ANTIPERSONNEL | An <EXPLOSIVE_LAND_MINE> designed to kill or incapacitate <HUMAN>s; an anti-personnel mine. | 1 | |
| ANTITANK | An <EXPLOSIVE_LAND_MINE> designed to immobilize or destroy <ARMOURED_TRACKED_FIGHTING_VEHICLE>s and their occupants; an anti-tank mine. | 2 | |
| ANTITANK_SMART | A "smart" anti-tank <EXPLOSIVE_LAND_MINE> designed to produce a mobility or catastrophic kill by a top or side attack when a target <VEHICLE> activates the fuse with acoustic or seismic signals. When activated, an infrared-sensored, explosive-formed penetrating or a shaped-charge rocket warhead sublet is launched and the warhead acquires the target. | 3 | |
| AQUATIC_ACTIVE | An <EXPLOSIVE_NAVAL_MINE> actuated by the reflection from a target of an emitted signal; aquatic active. | 4 | |
| AQUATIC_BOTTOM | An <EXPLOSIVE_NAVAL_MINE> with negative buoyancy that remains on the <WATERBODY_FLOOR>; an aquatic bottom or ground mine. | 5 | |
| AQUATIC_BURIED | An <EXPLOSIVE_NAVAL_MINE> with negative buoyancy that is completely buried in the <WATERBODY_FLOOR>; aquatic buried. | 6 | |
| AQUATIC_DRIFTING | A buoyant or neutrally buoyant <EXPLOSIVE_NAVAL_MINE>, free to drift under the influence of <WATER_WAVE>s, <WIND>s, <WATER_CURRENT>s or the <TIDE>; aquatic drifting. | 7 | |
| AQUATIC_FLOATING | An <EXPLOSIVE_NAVAL_MINE> floating on a <WATERBODY_SURFACE>; aquatic floating. | 8 | |
| AQUATIC_FREE | A moored <EXPLOSIVE_NAVAL_MINE>, the mooring of which has parted or been cut so that it is floating free; aquatic free. | 9 | |
| AQUATIC_MOORED | A contact or influence-operated <EXPLOSIVE_NAVAL_MINE> of positive buoyancy held below the <WATERBODY_SURFACE> by a mooring attached to a sinker or <ANCHOR> on the <WATERBODY_FLOOR>; aquatic moored. | 10 | |
| AQUATIC_PROUD | An <EXPLOSIVE_NAVAL_MINE> that is partially buried in the <WATERBODY_FLOOR>; aquatic "proud". | 11 | |
| AQUATIC_WATCHING | An <EXPLOSIVE_NAVAL_MINE> secured to its mooring but showing on the <WATERBODY_SURFACE> possibly only in certain tidal conditions; aquatic "watching". | 12 | |
| DECOY | A phony or decoy <EXPLOSIVE_MINE>. | 13 | |
| INFLUENCE | A <EXPLOSIVE_MINE> actuated by the influence of a target on some physical condition in the vicinity of the <EXPLOSIVE_MINE> or on radiations emanating from the <EXPLOSIVE_MINE>. | 14 | |
| MIXED | An <EXPLOSIVE_MINE>s of multiple characteristics; mixed. | 15 | |
| WIDE_AREA | An <EXPLOSIVE_LAND_MINE> dispersed by <FIELD_ARTILLERY> that uses ground sensors (for example: seismic, acoustic, and/or magnetic) to activate itself against moving targets within a designated range; wide area. | 16 | |
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EXTERIOR_WALL_CONSTRUCTION- _TYPE |
The type of <MATERIAL> and/or techniques used to construct an <EXTERIOR_WALL>. | ||
| BRICK | Bricks cemented with mortar. | 1 | |
| GLASS | Predominantly of glass. | 2 | |
| HOLLOW_CONCRETE_BLOCK | Hollow concrete blocks cemented with mortar. | 3 | |
| HOLLOW_FIRED_CLAY_BLOCK | Hollow fired clay blocks cemented with mortar. | 4 | |
| MASONRY | Masonry. | 5 | |
| PREFABRICATED_CONCRETE_TILT_UP | Constructed of load bearing pre-fabricated concrete sheets assembled at the building <SITE>; tilt up. | 6 | |
| REINFORCED_CONCRETE | Reinforced concrete. | 7 | |
| WOOD_PRODUCT | Wood product secured to framing studs. | 8 | |
| EXTERIOR_WALL_FORTIFICATION | The <MATERIAL>s and/or techniques used to fortify an <EXTERIOR_WALL>. | ||
| NONE_PRESENT | No <FORTIFICATION>s are present. | 1 | |
| ONE_ROW_SANDBAGS | One row of sandbags. | 2 | |
| TIMBERS | Timbers leaning against the exterior. | 3 | |
| TWO_ROWS_SANDBAGS | Two rows of sandbags. | 4 | |
| EXTERNAL_PAINT_SCHEME | The applied external paint scheme of an <OBJECT>. | ||
| DESERT_CAMOUFLAGE | Desert camouflage. | 1 | |
| FOREST_CAMOUFLAGE | Forest camouflage. | 2 | |
| NONE_PRESENT | None present. | 3 | |
| UNIFORM_COLOUR | Uniform colour. | 4 | |
| WINTER_CAMOUFLAGE | Winter camouflage. | 5 | |
| EXTERNAL_WINDOW_COVERING | The type of the external covering of a <WINDOW>. | ||
| BARS | Framework of metal bars. | 1 | |
| HURRICANE_SHUTTERS |
Shutters that provide protection for <WINDOW>s during <HURRICANE>s. EXAMPLES Bahama shutter, awning, storm pane, roll down shutter, accordion shutter. |
2 | |
| NONE_PRESENT | No external covering is present. | 3 | |
| WINDOW_SCREEN | Fine wire mesh; window screen. | 4 | |
| EXTRACTION_MINE_TYPE | The type of an <EXTRACTION_MINE>. | ||
| BELOW_SURFACE | Tunnels are cut below the <SURFACE> of the <TERRAIN> to gain access to the mineral deposit. | 1 | |
| BORROW | Borrow. | 2 | |
| HORIZONTAL_SHAFT | Horizontal shaft. | 3 | |
| OPEN_PIT | Open pit. | 4 | |
| PEAT_CUTTINGS | Peat cuttings. | 5 | |
| PLACER | Placer. | 6 | |
| PROSPECT | Prospect. | 7 | |
| STRIP | Strip-mine; strip or surface. | 8 | |
| VERTICAL_SHAFT | Vertical shaft. | 9 |
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