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1992 National Land Cover Data

Mapping methodologies are discussed more fully in Vogelmann et al. (1998)(PDF)(11pp, 2MB, About PDF). NLCD 1992 was completed about December 2000, and is supported by a paper that describes the project and main results (Vogelmann et al. 2001)
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Open Water

NLCD 1992 11. Open Water - All areas of open water, generally with less than 25% cover of vegetation or soil.

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  • 11

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Mixed Forest

NLCD 1992. Areas dominated by trees generally greater than 5 meters tall, and greater than 20% of total vegetation cover. Neither deciduous nor evergreen species are greater than 75 percent of...

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  • 43

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Shrubland

1992 NLCD. Areas characterized by natural or semi-natural woody vegetation with aerial stems, generally less than 6 meters tall, with individuals or clumps not touching to interlocking. Both evergreen and deciduous species of true...

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  • 50

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Small Grains

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  • 83

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Urban/Recreational Grasses

1992 NLCD 85. Urban/Recreational Grasses - Vegetation (primarily grasses) planted in developed settings for recreation, erosion control, or aesthetic purposes. Examples include parks, lawns, golf courses, airport grasses, and...

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  • 85

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Deciduous forest

1992 NLCD class. Areas dominated by trees generally greater than 5 meters tall, and greater than 20% of total vegetation cover. More than 75 percent of the tree species shed foliage simultaneously in response to...

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  • 41

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