Refers to the vegetation, structures, or other features that cover the land. For example, is the land covered by grass, by trees, by water, or by large buildings surrounded by a lawn (See www.cara.psu.edu/land/lu-primer/luprimer01.asp)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Coastal Services Center, Glossary Coastal Inundation, SC, USA 2012. http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/inundation/gl ossary, (ND/ Hurr Sci - Amer) {480}