NAME
r.topidx - Creates a topographic index (wetness index) raster map from an elevation raster map.
KEYWORDS
raster,
hydrology,
wetness,
topographic index
SYNOPSIS
r.topidx
r.topidx --help
r.topidx input=name output=name [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]
Flags:
- --overwrite
- Allow output files to overwrite existing files
- --help
- Print usage summary
- --verbose
- Verbose module output
- --quiet
- Quiet module output
- --ui
- Force launching GUI dialog
Parameters:
- input=name [required]
- Name of input elevation raster map
- output=name [required]
- Name for output topographic index raster map
r.topidx creates topographic index (wetness index), ln(a/tan(beta)),
map from elevation map where
- a
- the area of the hillslope per unit contour length that drains through any
point,
- tan(beta)
- the local surface topographic slope (delta vertical) / (delta
horizontal).
Input maps may have NULL values. For example, if you have a raster mask set
for a watershed (using basin map from r.water.outlet), the following
command will create a masked elevation map (belev):
r.mapcalc "belev = if(isnull(basin), basin, elev)"
r.stats -Anc prints out averaged statistics for topographic index.
Lat/long projects are not supported. If data is not projected,
please create a new project with a projected coordinate reference
system and reproject the data there. Please run
r.topidx from that project.
Running the command below will generate the topographic index map shown in the
figure:
g.region raster=elevation -p
r.topidx input=elevation output=topidx_elevation
Figure: topographic index map derived from elevation map
Cho, H., 2000. GIS Hydrological Modeling System by Using Programming Interface
of GRASS. Master's Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Kyungpook National
University, Korea.
Moore, I.D., R.B. Grayson, and A.R. Ladson, 1991. Digital Terrain Modeling: A
Review of Hydrological, Geomorphological, and Biological Applications.
Hydrological Processes 5:3-30.
r.topmodel,
r.water.outlet,
r.mapcalc
Known issues
Huidae Cho
Hydro Laboratory, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
Based on GRIDATB.FOR by Keith Beven.
SOURCE CODE
Available at:
r.topidx source code
(history)
Latest change: Saturday Nov 23 13:48:45 2024 in commit: f1093bdc6aed25355ff1d74d3e1e07c034b21725
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