"COLUMN_NAME"	"SAMPLE_TYPE"	"UNITS"	"LABEL"	"FORMABBR"	"VAR_TYPE"	"RANGE_HIGH"	"RANGE_LOW"	"LEGAL_VALUES"	"REFERENCE"
"ALGAE"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover of filamentous or mat forming algae"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"ARBOREAL"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover of Arboreal Bryophytes and  Lichens"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"ATTACHED"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Macroalgae is attached/living"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	""			"|Y"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"BRYOPHYTES"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover of Byrophytes growing on ground surfaces, logs, rocks, etc."	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"CLASS_FIELD_FWSST"			"US Fish and Wildlife Service Status and Trends wetland class assigned during field visit"						
"DATE_COL"			"Date of primary site visit"						
"ECO_X_ST"			"Combined NWCA_ECO4 and SANDT_FIELD_GRPS classes:CPL-PH=Coastal Plain Palustrine Herbaceaous,CPL-PW=Coastal Plain Palustrine Woody,E2EM=Estuarine Emergent,E2SS=Estuarine Shrub-scrub,EMU-PH=Eastern Mountains and Upper Midwest Herbaceous,EMU-PW=Eastern Mountains and Upper Midwest Woody,IPL-PH=Interior Plains Herbaceous,IPL-PW=Interior Plains Woody,W-PW=West Woody,W-PH=West Herbaceous"						
"EXPOSED_GRAVEL"	"GROUND"	"percent"	"= 100%"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"EXPOSED_GRAVEL"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Cover exposed gravel/cobble (~2mm to 25cm)"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"EXPOSED_ROCK"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Cover exposed rock (> 25cm)"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"EXPOSED_ROCK"	"GROUND"	"percent"	"= 100%"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"EXPOSED_SOIL"	"GROUND"	"percent"	"= 100%"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"EXPOSED_SOIL"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Cover exposed soil/sediment"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"FLOATING_AQ"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover Floating Aquatic Vegetation"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"HMED_VEG"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover Vegetation > 5m to 15m tall"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"LIANAS"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover Lianas, vines, and vascular epiphytes"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"LICHENS"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover of Lichens growing on ground surfaces, logs, rocks, etc."	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"LITTER_BROADLEAF"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Broadleaf evergreen litter"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"CHARACTER"			"|BROADLEAF"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"LITTER_BROADLEAF"	"GROUND"	""	"present/absent"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"CHARACTER"			"|BROADLEAF"	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"LITTER_CONIFER"	"GROUND"	""	"present/absent"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"CHARACTER"			"|CONIFER"	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"LITTER_CONIFER"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Conifer litter"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"CHARACTER"			"|CONIFER"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"LITTER_DECID"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Deciduous litter"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"CHARACTER"			"|DECID"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"LITTER_DECID"	"GROUND"	""	"present/absent"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"CHARACTER"			"|DECID"	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"LITTER_DEPTH_NE"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Litter depth (cm) in center of 1-m2 quadrat at NE corner of Veg Plot"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"LITTER_DEPTH_NE"	"GROUND"	"cm"	"Investigate if >100 cm"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"LITTER_DEPTH_SW"	"GROUND"	"cm"	"Investigate if >100 cm"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"LITTER_DEPTH_SW"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Litter depth (cm) in center of 1-m2 quadrat at SW corner of Veg Plot"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"LITTER_FORB"	"GROUND"	""	"present/absent"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"CHARACTER"			"|FORB"	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"LITTER_FORB"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Forb litter"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"CHARACTER"			"|FORB"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"LITTER_NONE"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"No litter"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"CHARACTER"			"|NONE"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"LITTER_NONE"	"GROUND"	""	"present/absent"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"CHARACTER"			"|NONE"	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"LITTER_THATCH"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Thatch (dead graminoids, leaves, rhizomes, or other material)"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"CHARACTER"			"|THATCH"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"LITTER_THATCH"	"GROUND"	""	"present/absent"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"CHARACTER"			"|THATCH"	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"MACROALGAE"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover of macroalage (freshwater species/seaweeds)"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"MAXIMUM_DEPTH"	"GROUND"	""	"Investigate if >100 cm"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"MAXIMUM_DEPTH"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Maximum water depth"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"MED_VEG"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover Vegetation  >2m to 5 tall"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"MINIMUM_DEPTH"	"GROUND"	""	"Investigate if >100 cm"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"MINIMUM_DEPTH"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Minimum water depth"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"NWCA_ECO4"			"Aggregated ecoregions based on FW_ECO9 regions:CPL=Coastal Plain,EMU=Eastern Mountains and Upper Midwest,IPL=Interior Plains,W=West"						
"PAL_FARMED"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Palustrine farmed (Pf) Class dominating  Veg Plot"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"CHARACTER"			"|PF"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"PEAT_MOSS"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Bryophytes dominated by Sphagnum or other peat forming moss"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"CHARACTER"			"|Y"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"PLOT"			"Sampling plot"						
"PREDOMINANT_DEPTH"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Predominant water depth"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"PREDOMINANT_DEPTH"	"GROUND"	""	"Investigate if >100 cm"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"SANDT_CLASS"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"FWS Status Trends Class dominating Veg Plot"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"CHARACTER"			"|E2EM|E2SS|PEM|PSS|PFO|PUBPAB"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"SITE_ID"			"Identification code for site"						
"SITE_USE"			"Result classifies each point in a way that indicates how a point can be used in analysis or not"						
"SMALL_VEG"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover Vegetation 0.5 to 2m tall"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"STATE"			"State abbreviation"						
"SUBMERGED_AQ"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover Submerged Aquatic Vegetation"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"TALL_VEG"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover Vegetation > 15m to 30m tall"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"TIME"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Time water depth measurements were made"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	2100	500		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"TIME"	"GROUND"	"datetime"	"5:00 to 21:00 (investigate if outside this range)"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	2100	500	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"TOTAL_LITTER"	"GROUND"	"percent"	"0-100%"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"TOTAL_LITTER"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Total cover of litter"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"TOTAL_WATER"	"GROUND"	"percent"	"0-100%"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"TOTAL_WATER"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Total cover of water"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"UID"			"Unique identification number for a site visit"						
"UNK_ALGAE"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Macroalage status unknown (can't determine whether wrack or living)"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"CHARACTER"			"|Y"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"VISIT_NO"			"Visit number within the year"						
"VSMALL_VEG"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover Vegetation < 0.5m tall"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"VTALL_VEG"	"VEGTYPE"	"percent"	"% Cover Vegetation > 30m tall"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1	""	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"WATER_AQVEG"	"GROUND"	"percent"	"= TOTAL_WATER"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"WATER_AQVEG"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"% Veg Plot area with water and floating/submerged aquatic vegetation"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"WATER_EMERGVEG"	"GROUND"	"percent"	"= TOTAL_WATER"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"WATER_EMERGVEG"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"% Veg Plot area with water and emergent and/or woody vegetation"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"WATER_NOVEG"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"% Veg Plot area with water and no vegetation"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"WATER_NOVEG"	"GROUND"	"percent"	"= TOTAL_WATER"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"WD_COARSE"	"GROUND"	"percent"	"0-100%"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"WD_COARSE"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Cover of coarse woody debris (> 5cm diameter)"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"WD_FINE"	"GROUND"	"percent"	"0-100%"	"NWCA_GRNDSURFACE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0	""	"T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx"
"WD_FINE"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Cover of fine woody debris (< 5cm diameter)"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"NUMERIC"	100	0.1		"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"
"WRACK"	"VEGTYPE"	""	"Macroalgae occurs wrack (detached, debris, stranded)"	"NWCA_VEGTYPE"	"CHARACTER"			"|Y"	"T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx"