SAGA 9.12.3 | Tool Documentation

Flow Accumulation (Parallelizable)

Author(s) O.Conrad (c) 2018
Library IDta_hydrology
Tool ID 29
Version 1.0
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Description

A simple implementation of a parallelizable flow accumulation algorithn.

References

Freeman, G.T. (1991): Calculating catchment area with divergent flow based on a regular grid. Computers and Geosciences, 17:413-22. doi:10.1016/0098-3004(91)90048-I

O'Callaghan, J.F. & Mark, D.M. (1984): The extraction of drainage networks from digital elevation data. Computer Vision, Graphics and Image Processing, 28:323-344. doi:10.1016/S0734-189X(84)80011-0

Tarboton, D.G. (1997): A new method for the determination of flow directions and upslope areas in grid digital elevation models. Water Resources Research, Vol.33, No.2, p.309-319. doi:10.1029/96WR03137

Parameters

 NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
InputElevationgrid, inputDEM--
OutputFlow Accumulationgrid, outputFLOW--
OptionsGrid Systemgrid systemPARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM--
Update Frequencyinteger numberUPDATEif zero no updates will be doneMinimum: 0 Default: 0
MethodchoiceMETHOD-Available Choices: [0] D8 [1] Dinfinity [2] MFD Default: 2
Convergencefloating point numberCONVERGENCE-Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 1.100000

Command Line


Usage: saga_cmd ta_hydrology 29 [-DEM ] [-FLOW ] [-UPDATE ] [-METHOD ] [-CONVERGENCE ]
  -DEM:              Elevation
	grid, input
  -FLOW:             Flow Accumulation
	grid, output
  -UPDATE:           Update Frequency
	integer number
	Minimum: 0
	Default: 0
  -METHOD:           Method
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] D8
	[1] Dinfinity
	[2] MFD
	Default: 2
  -CONVERGENCE:   Convergence
	floating point number
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 1.100000