Module Mass Balance Index
References:
Friedrich, K. (1996): Digitale Reliefgliederungsverfahren zur Ableitung bodenkundlich relevanter Flaecheneinheiten. Frankfurter Geowissenschaftliche Arbeiten D 21, Frankfurt/M., online.
Friedrich, K. (1998): Multivariate distance methods for geomorphographic relief classification. in Heinecke, H., Eckelmann, W., Thomasson, A., Jones, J., Montanarella, L., Buckley, B. (eds.): Land Inforamtion Systems - Developments for planning the sustainable use of land resources. European Soil Bureau - Research Report 4, EUR 17729 EN, Office for oficial publications of the European Communities, Ispra, pp. 259-266, online.
Moeller, M., Volk, M., Friedrich, K., Lymburner, L. (2008): Placing soil-genesis and transport processes into a landscape context: A multiscale terrain-analysis approach. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 171, pp. 419-430, DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200625039
- Author: (c) 2008 by O.Conrad
- Specification: grid
- Menu: Terrain Analysis|Morphometry
Parameters
| | Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints |
|---|
| Input | Elevation | Grid (input) | DEM | - | - |
| Vertical Distance to Channel Network (*) | Grid (optional input) | HREL | - | - |
| Output | Mass Balance Index | Grid (output) | MBI | - | - |
| Options | T Slope | Floating point | TSLOPE | - | Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 15.000000 |
| T Curvature | Floating point | TCURVE | - | Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 0.010000 |
| T Vertical Distance to Channel Network | Floating point | THREL | - | Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 15.000000 |
| (*) optional |
Command-line
Usage: saga_cmd ta_morphometry 10 -DEM <str> [-HREL <str>] [-MBI <str>] [-TSLOPE <str>] [-TCURVE <str>] [-THREL <str>]
-DEM:<str> Elevation
Grid (input)
-HREL:<str> Vertical Distance to Channel Network
Grid (optional input)
-MBI:<str> Mass Balance Index
Grid (output)
-TSLOPE:<str> T Slope
Floating point
Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 15.000000
-TCURVE:<str> T Curvature
Floating point
Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 0.010000
-THREL:<str> T Vertical Distance to Channel Network
Floating point
Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 15.000000