Mass Balance Index
- Author: O.Conrad (c) 2008
- Menu: Terrain Analysis | Morphometry
Description
A 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.
Parameters
| | Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints |
|---|
| Input | Elevation | grid, input | DEM | - | - |
| Vertical Distance to Channel Network | grid, input, optional | HREL | - | - |
| Output | Mass Balance Index | grid, output | MBI | - | - |
| Options | Grid System | grid system | PARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM | - | - |
| T Slope | floating point number | TSLOPE | - | Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 15.000000 |
| T Curvature | floating point number | TCURVE | - | Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 0.010000 |
| T Vertical Distance to Channel Network | floating point number | THREL | - | Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 15.000000 |
Command Line
Usage: saga_cmd ta_morphometry 10 [-DEM ] [-HREL ] [-MBI ] [-TSLOPE ] [-TCURVE ] [-THREL ]
-DEM: Elevation
grid, input
-HREL: Vertical Distance to Channel Network
grid, input, optional
-MBI: Mass Balance Index
grid, output
-TSLOPE: T Slope
floating point number
Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 15.000000
-TCURVE: T Curvature
floating point number
Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 0.010000
-THREL: T Vertical Distance to Channel Network
floating point number
Minimum: 0.000000
Default: 15.000000