Table 6.57 — EEs for EAs with labels beginning with V
Attribute label Enumerant label Concept definition Figure(s) Code
VEGETATION_TYPE   The type of <VEGETATION>.    
  AGRI_SCATTERED_FORESTS <CROP_LAND> is the predominant <VEGETATION> with 25 percent to 50 percent of the <REGION> covered with scattered <FOREST>s or rows of <TREE>s; agriculture scattered forests.   1
  AGRI_SCATTERED_TREES <CROP_LAND> is the predominant <VEGETATION> with 25 percent to 50 percent of the <REGION> covered with scattered <TREE>s or rows of <TREE>s; agriculture scattered trees.   2
  ALMOND Almond <TREE>.   3
  ALPINE_TUNDRA Alpine <TUNDRA>.   4
  APPLE Apple <TREE>.   5
  ARTEMISIA Artemisia.   6
  ASH Ash <TREE>.   7
  BAMBOO <BAMBOO>.   8
  BEECH Beech.   9
  BIRCH Birch.   10
  BLACK_SPRUCE A small spruce <TREE> of boggy tracts of north-eastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage and having blue-green needles and small egg-shaped cones; black spruce [AHD, "black spruce"].   11
  BOG <BOG>.   12
  BRUSH_LAND_MEDIUM_TO_DENSE <BRUSH_LAND> where the <PLANT> density covers from 50 to 100 percent of the <LAND>; brush land medium to dense.   13
  BRUSH_LAND_OPEN_TO_MEDIUM <BRUSH_LAND> where the <PLANT> density covers from 5 to 50 percent of the <LAND>; brush land open to medium.   14
  CAROB Carob.   15
  CASUARINA Casuarina.   16
  CHESTNUT Chestnut.   17
  CITRUS Citrus.   18
  CONIFER Conifer.   19
  CORK_OAK Cork-oak.   20
  CRANBERRY Cranberry tree.   21
  CYPRESS Cypress.   22
  DECIDUOUS_UNSPECIFIED Unspecified deciduous <VEGETATION>.   23
  DRY_CROPS Crops grown in moist or dry conditions that are generally free of other <VEGETATION> (except near <FENCE>s or <HEDGEROW>s), such as grains, tubers, legumes, and vegetables; dry crops.   24
  ELM Elm.   25
  EUCALYPTUS Eucalyptus.   26
  EVERGREEN_UNSPECIFIED Unspecified evergreen <VEGETATION>.   27
  FILAO A variety of tropical or sub-tropical <TREE>; filao.   28
  FIR Fir.   29
  FOREST_CLEARING Forest clearing.   30
  GARDEN Garden.   31
  GRASS <GRASS>.   32
  GRASSLAND <GRASSLAND>.   33
  GRASSLAND_SCATTERED_TREES <<<GRASSLAND>>> with scattered <TREE>s.   34
  GROVE Grove.   35
  HARDWOOD Hardwood.   36
  HAZEL Hazel.   37
  HEATH Heath.   38
  ILEX Ilex.   39
  JOSHUA_TREE Joshua <TREE>.   40
  KELP Kelp.   41
  LARCH Larch.   42
  MAIZE Maize.   43
  MANGROVE Mangrove.   44
  MAPLE Maple.   45
  MARSH <MARSH>.   46
  MIXED_CROPS A mixture of arable crops.   47
  MIXED_DECIDUOUS In addition to broadleaf deciduous <TREE>s, also includes deciduous conifers (for example: Dawn, Redwood, and Larch species); mixed deciduous.   48
  MIXED_TREES Contains both evergreen coniferous and deciduous <TREE>s in proportions varying between 40 and 60 percent; mixed trees.   49
  MOSS Moss.   50
  MOUNTAIN_BIRCH Betula pubescens, subspecies Czerepanovii; mountain birch.   51
  NIPA_PALM Nipa palm.   52
  NON_TREED Herb or shrub; non-treed.   53
  OAK Oak.   54
  OLIVE Olive <TREE>.   55
  PALM Palm <TREE>.   56
  PEACH Peach <TREE>.   57
  PEAT Peat.   58
  PINE Pine.   59
  POPLAR Poplar.   60
  REED Reed.   61
  RHANTERIUM A perennial, dwarf shrub of south-west Asia that provides natural salts and has long roots reach down into the <SOIL> in search of water; rhanterium.   62
  RICE_FIELD <RICE_FIELD>.   63
  SARGASSUM Sargassum.   64
  SEA_GRASS Sea-grass.   65
  SEAWEED <SEAWEED>.   66
  SWAMP <SWAMP>.   67
  SWAMP_DECIDUOUS A <<<SWAMP>>> where more than 60 percent of the <TREE>s are of <<TREE_TYPE>> "deciduous"; swamp deciduous.   68
  SWAMP_EVERGREEN A <<<SWAMP>>> where more than 60 percent of the <TREE>s are of <<TREE_TYPE>> "evergreen"; swamp evergreen.   69
  SWAMP_MANGROVE A <<<SWAMP>>> with a dense growth of <TREE>s with tangled aerial roots usually found along seacoasts and banks of tidewater streams in tropical and semi-tropical <REGION>s; swamp mangrove.   70
  SWAMP_MIXED A <<<SWAMP>>> that contains <TREE>s of <<TREE_TYPE>>s "evergreen" and "deciduous" in proportions varying between 40 and 60 percent; swamp mixed.   71
  SYSTEMATIC_DECIDUOUS_PLANTING A <<<SYSTEMATIC_PLANTING>>> where less than 40 percent of the <TREE>s retain their foliage throughout the year; systematic deciduous planting. This vegetation type includes both broadleaf and coniferous/deciduous <TREE>s.   72
  SYSTEMATIC_EVERGREEN_PLANTING A <<<SYSTEMATIC_PLANTING>>> where more than 60 percent of the <TREE>s retain their foliage throughout the year; systematic evergreen planting. This vegetation type includes both broadleaf and evergreen coniferous <TREE>s.   73
  SYSTEMATIC_MIXED_PLANTING A <<<SYSTEMATIC_PLANTING>>> that contains both evergreen coniferous and deciduous <TREE>s in proportions varying between 40 to 60 percent; systematic mixed planting.   74
  SYSTEMATIC_PALM_PLANTING A <<<SYSTEMATIC_PLANTING>>> that contains <<<PALM>>>s.   75
  SYSTEMATIC_PLANTING A <SYSTEMATIC_TREE_PLANTING> of rows of evenly spaced perennial <TREE>s, generally free of underbrush and vines, yielding commercial products exclusive of timber (for example: nuts, spices, and/or fruits).   76
  TROPICAL_GRASS Tropical <GRASS>.   77
  TUNDRA <TUNDRA>.   78
  TUNDRA_BRUSH_SHRUB Brush or shrub <<<TUNDRA>>>.   79
  TUNDRA_HERBACEOUS Herbaceous <<<TUNDRA>>>.   80
  TUNDRA_WET Wet <<<TUNDRA>>>.   81
  VINEYARDS_HOPS_GINSENG A field containing vertical protective <STRUCTURE>s with <<HEIGHT_AGL>> less than or equal to 3 metres, placed in a regularly spaced pattern, usually rows, supporting <VEGETATION> (for example: vines, hops, ginseng, and/or juvenile <TREE>s) with supported shading <STRUCTURE>s.   82
  WALNUT Walnut tree.   83
  WET_CROPS Wet crops.   84
  WHEAT Wheat.   85
  WITH_TREES Including <TREE>s; with trees.   86
  WITHOUT_TREES Not including <TREE>s; without trees.   87
VEHICLE_MAINTENANCE_AVAILABLE   The type of vehicle maintenance facilities available at a <LOCATION> or in the near vicinity.    
  AIRCRAFT_FABRICATION Fabrication of <AIRCRAFT>.   1
  AIRCRAFT_REPAIR Maintenance and repair of <AIRCRAFT>.   2
  BARGE_FABRICATION Fabrication of barges.   3
  BARGE_REPAIR A <FACILITY> used for barge maintenance and repair.   4
  BOAT_HOIST <EQUIPMENT> used to lift a small <VESSEL>; boat hoist.   5
  GENERAL_ELECTRICAL_FABRICATION General electrical fabrication.   7
  GENERAL_FABRICATION General fabrication of <VEHICLE>s.   6
  GENERAL_MECHANICAL_FABRICATION General mechanical fabrication.   8
  INSPECTION_RAMP A <RAMP> at a specific <LOCATION> used to validate the ability of an item to perform its desired function; inspection ramp.   9
  LOCOMOTIVE_FABRICATION Fabrication of <LOCOMOTIVE_ENGINE>s.   10
  LOCOMOTIVE_REPAIR Maintenance and repair of <LOCOMOTIVE_ENGINE>s.   11
  NONE_AVAILABLE None available.   12
  ROAD_VEH_FABRICATION Fabrication of <GROUND_VEHICLE>s that operate on <ROAD>s.   13
  ROAD_VEH_REPAIR Maintenance and repair of <GROUND_VEHICLE>s that operate on <ROAD>s.   14
  SAIL_FABRICATION Fabrication of sails for <VESSEL>s.   15
  VESSEL_FABRICATION Fabrication of <VESSEL>s.   16
  VESSEL_REPAIR Maintenance and repair of <VESSEL>s.   17
  VESSEL_SALVAGE Recovery of parts or sections of <VESSEL>s for future use; vessel salvage.   18
VEHICLE_SMOKE_TYPE   The type or origin of <SMOKE> from a <VEHICLE>.    
  ENGINE Engine <SMOKE>.   1
  ENGINE_WITH_PLUME Engine <SMOKE> with <PLUME>.   2
  NONE_PRESENT No <SMOKE> is present; none present.   3
  PLUME <PLUME>.   4
VEHICLE_TRAFFIC_FLOW   The type of flow-pattern of <VEHICLE>s on a <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>; vehicle traffic flow.    
  INBOUND Traffic flow in a general <DIRECTION> toward a <MARINE_PORT> or similar destination; inbound.   1
  ONE_WAY Traffic flow in one general <DIRECTION> only; one way.   2
  OUTBOUND Traffic flow in a general <DIRECTION> away from a <MARINE_PORT> or similar point of origin; outbound.   3
  TWO_WAY Traffic flow in two generally opposite <DIRECTION>s; two way.   4
VERTICAL_DATUM_IDENTIFIER   The designation of a <VERTICAL_DATUM>; vertical datum identifier.    
  EARTH_GRAVITATIONAL_MODEL_1996 The geopotential surface defined by the WGS 84 Earth Gravitational Model 1996 that is closely associated with the mean ocean surface.   1
  MEAN_SEA_LEVEL A continuous surface over the oceans (or its hypothetical extension under the land masses) defined by the mean of sea level surfaces approximated and observed over 19 years; mean sea level (MSL).   2
  WGS_1984_ELLIPSOID WGS 1984 Ellipsoid.   3
  WGS_1984_GEOID The geopotential surface defined by the WGS 1984 Earth Gravity Model that is closely associated with the mean ocean surface; WGS 1984 Geoid.   4
VERTICAL_MEASUREMENT_QUALITY   The quality of a vertical measurement.    
  ESTIMATED Estimated.   1
  MEASURED Measured.   2
VESSEL_DENSITY_ACOUSTIC-
_LEVEL_CATEGORY
  The category of <<VESSEL_DENSITY>>, determined according to induced ambient acoustic noise levels in a <WATERBODY>.    
  REMOTE Acoustically distant shipping; remote.   1
  LIGHT Acoustically far from shipping lanes; light.   2
  MODERATE Acoustically intermediate between <<<LIGHT>>> and <<<HEAVY>>>; moderate.   3
  HEAVY Acoustically near to shipping lanes; heavy.   4
VESSEL_FUNCTION   The operating function of a <VESSEL>.    
  AIR_SUPPORT Engages in operations in support of <AIRCRAFT>; air support.   1
  AMMUNITION_SUPPLY Delivers <MUNITION>s to warships; ammunition supply.   2
  BATTLESHIP Serves as a <BATTLESHIP>.   3
  COMBAT Engages in combat operations.   4
  COMBAT_STORES Serves as a <COMBAT_STORES_VESSEL>.   5
  COMBAT_SUPPORT Serves as a <COMBAT_SUPPORT_VESSEL>.   6
  COMMAND Provides communications and accommodations for fleet commanders and staff; command.   7
  COMMERCIAL Engages in commercial operations.
EXAMPLES     Passenger, bulker, self unloader, cargo, tanker, tug, towboat, barge, dredge, icebreaker, oceanographic research, pollution abatement, offshore oil and gas drilling rig, floating drydock, fishing.
  8
  CRUISER Serves as a <CRUISER>.   9
  DESTROYER Serves as a <DESTROYER>.   10
  FRIGATE Serves as a <FRIGATE>.   11
  GUIDED_MISSILE_CRUISER Serves as a <GUIDED_MISSILE_CRUISER>.   12
  GUIDED_MISSILE_DESTROYER Serves as a <GUIDED_MISSILE_DESTROYER>.   13
  GUIDED_MISSILE_FRIGATE Serves as a <GUIDED_MISSILE_FRIGATE>.   14
  GUNNERY Uses <MUNITION>s based on the theory of projectiles; gunnery.   15
  ICEBREAKER Fitted with a powerful bow that is specially designed to drive a navigable path through sea <ICE>; icebreaker.   16
  MERCHANT_MARINE Serves as a <MERCHANT_MARINE_VESSEL>.   17
  PATROL <PATROL_CRAFT>.   18
  PLEASURE Provides amusement, recreation or pleasure.   19
  SALVAGE Fitted for use in salvage operations of <VESSEL>s. Such <VESSEL>s are commonly tugboats fitted with special <PUMP>s, lifting gear, and diving gear.   20
  SURVEILLANCE Observes <EQUIPMENT>, <PERSONNEL> or a <REGION>; surveillance.   21
  SURVIVAL Provides survival capability on large <WATERBODY>s.   22
  TENDER Serves as a <TENDER>.   23
VESSEL_TYPE   The type of a <VESSEL>.    
  AUXILIARY Takes part in military operations but is not a <COMBATANT_VESSEL>; auxiliary.
EXAMPLES     Transport <VESSEL>, hospital <VESSEL>.
  1
  BARGE A flat-bottomed freight <VESSEL>, often unpowered, primarily for use in <CANAL>s, <RIVER>s and <HARBOUR>s; barge [SOED, "barge", n.2].   2
  CIVILIAN Designed for civil functions, especially not military or police operations; civilian.   3
  HYDROFOIL <HYDROFOIL_VESSEL>.   4
  LIFE_RAFT A raft, usually an inflatable one, for conveying <HUMAN>s, especially as a substitute for a boat in an emergency; life-raft [SOED, "life-raft"].   5
  LOGISTIC Designed to transport <CARGO> from strategic sealift <VESSEL>s to <SHORE> during operations; logistic.   6
  MISSILE Armed with <MISSILE>s.   7
  PATROL_CRAFT <PATROL_CRAFT>.   8
  TANKER Fitted with <STORAGE_TANK>s for transporting fluid <CARGO> in bulk; tanker [SOED, "tanker", n.I.1].   9
  TUGBOAT A small stoutly built powerful boat used to tow or push larger <VESSEL>s; tugboat [SOED, "tug", n1.5.a].   10
  UTILITY Designed for utility support operations.   11
VISIBILITY_DISTANCE_QUALITY   The quality of a <<VISIBILITY_DISTANCE>> observation.    
  ERRONEOUS The original observation was in error; erroneous.   1
  GOOD The quality of the observation was acceptable; good.   2
  NO_CHECK No check was performed.   3
  SUSPECT The original observation may be in error; suspect.   4
VOLCANIC_FORMATION_TYPE   The type of morphology of the <TERRAIN> created by volcanic activity; volcanic formation type.    
  CALDERA Caldera.   1
  CINDER_CONE Cinder-cone.   2
  COMPOSITE Large, conical, and composed of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic<MATERIAL>; composite.   3
  CONICAL Conical.   4
  SHIELD Broad, gently sloping, and resembling a flattened dome or shield, generally formed by overlapping and interfingering basaltic lava flows; shield.   5