land cover

collocation in English

meaningsoflandandcover

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land
noun
uk
/lænd/us
/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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cover
noun
uk
/ˈkʌv.ər/us
/ˈkʌv.ɚ/
something that is put on or over something else, usually to protect it, to keep something ...
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(Definition oflandandcoverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofland cover

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The use of plant functional type classifications to model globallandcoverand simulate the interactions between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere.
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Estimating historical changes in globallandcover: croplands from 1700 to 1992.
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These data were used for imputation;landcoverdata used in the regression analysis were obtained from the survey of rural properties.
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These maps were originally developed from aerial photography and include the outline of the main types oflandcoveralong the river.
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The cover crop supplied the source of residue needed forlandcoverduring the growing season.
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Using multisource data in globallandcovercharacterization: concepts, requirements and methods.
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The selling realtors were questioned on a variety of characteristics of the property, including selling price, area,landcover, improvements, and land tenure status.
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To visualise the risk across the study area the logistic regression model was applied to alandcovermap of the complete study area.
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Land use/landcoverchanges can negatively affect the physical microhabitat conditions for land crabs in several ways.
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R is an indicator of the agriculturallandcoverand the choice variable of the household.
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At present, the burning of fossil fuels and changes in land use andlandcoverare very rapidly increasing the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols.
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