Compound Morphometric Terrain Analysis

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2024
Menu: Terrain Analysis | Compound Analyses

Description

A one-step tool for the creation of selected terrain parameters related to morphometry.For details look at the description of the tools used for processing:

[ta_morphometry] Slope, Aspect, Curvature
[ta_morphometry] Convergence Index (Search Radius)
[ta_morphometry] Upslope and Downslope Curvature
[ta_morphometry] Mass Balance Index
[ta_hydrology] Cell Balance
[ta_morphometry] Topographic Position Index
[ta_morphometry] Terrain Surface Convexity
[ta_morphometry] Terrain Surface Texture
[ta_morphometry] Terrain Ruggedness Index
[ta_morphometry] Vector Ruggedness Measure
[ta_morphometry] Morphometric Protection Index
[ta_lighting] Topographic Openness

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input	Elevation	grid, input	`ELEVATION`	-	-
Output	Real Surface Area	grid, output	`SURFACE_AREA`	-	-
	Slope	grid, output	`SLOPE`	-	-
	Aspect	grid, output	`ASPECT`	-	-
	Northness	grid, output	`NORTHNESS`	-	-
	Eastness	grid, output	`EASTNESS`	-	-
	Convergence Index	grid, output	`CONVERGENCE`	-	-
	Plan Curvature	grid, output	`CURVE_PLAN`	-	-
	Cross-Sectional Curvature	grid, output	`CURVE_CROSS`	-	-
	Profile Curvature	grid, output	`CURVE_PROFILE`	-	-
	Longitudinal Curvature	grid, output	`CURVE_LONGITUDE`	-	-
	Downslope Curvature	grid, output	`CURVE_DOWNSLOPE`	-	-
	Upslope Curvature	grid, output	`CURVE_UPSLOPE`	-	-
	Mass Balance Index	grid, output	`MASS_BALANCE`	-	-
	Cell Balance	grid, output	`CELL_BALANCE`	-	-
	Topographic Position Index	grid, output	`TPI`	-	-
	Terrain Surface Convexity	grid, output	`TERRAIN_CONVEXITY`	-	-
	Terrain Surface Texture	grid, output	`TERRAIN_TEXTURE`	-	-
	Terrain Ruggedness Index	grid, output	`TRI`	-	-
	Vector Ruggedness Measure	grid, output	`VRM`	-	-
	Morphometric Protection Index	grid, output	`PROTECTION`	-	-
	Positive Topographic Openness	grid, output	`OPENNESS_POS`	-	-
	Negative Topographic Openness	grid, output	`OPENNESS_NEG`	-	-
Options	Grid System	grid system	`PARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM`	-	-
Options	Scale	integer number	`SCALE`	Targeted scale (cells). Applies to "Convergence Index".	Minimum: 1 Default: 4

Command Line


Usage: saga_cmd ta_compound 1 [-ELEVATION ] [-SURFACE_AREA ] [-SLOPE ] [-ASPECT ] [-NORTHNESS ] [-EASTNESS ] [-CONVERGENCE ] [-CURVE_PLAN ] [-CURVE_CROSS ] [-CURVE_PROFILE ] [-CURVE_LONGITUDE ] [-CURVE_DOWNSLOPE ] [-CURVE_UPSLOPE ] [-MASS_BALANCE ] [-CELL_BALANCE ] [-TPI ] [-TERRAIN_CONVEXITY ] [-TERRAIN_TEXTURE ] [-TRI ] [-VRM ] [-PROTECTION ] [-OPENNESS_POS ] [-OPENNESS_NEG ] [-SCALE ]
  -ELEVATION:        	Elevation
	grid, input
  -SURFACE_AREA:     	Real Surface Area
	grid, output
  -SLOPE:            	Slope
	grid, output
  -ASPECT:           	Aspect
	grid, output
  -NORTHNESS:        	Northness
	grid, output
  -EASTNESS:         	Eastness
	grid, output
  -CONVERGENCE:      	Convergence Index
	grid, output
  -CURVE_PLAN:       	Plan Curvature
	grid, output
  -CURVE_CROSS:      	Cross-Sectional Curvature
	grid, output
  -CURVE_PROFILE:    	Profile Curvature
	grid, output
  -CURVE_LONGITUDE:  	Longitudinal Curvature
	grid, output
  -CURVE_DOWNSLOPE:  	Downslope Curvature
	grid, output
  -CURVE_UPSLOPE:    	Upslope Curvature
	grid, output
  -MASS_BALANCE:     	Mass Balance Index
	grid, output
  -CELL_BALANCE:     	Cell Balance
	grid, output
  -TPI:              	Topographic Position Index
	grid, output
  -TERRAIN_CONVEXITY:	Terrain Surface Convexity
	grid, output
  -TERRAIN_TEXTURE:  	Terrain Surface Texture
	grid, output
  -TRI:              	Terrain Ruggedness Index
	grid, output
  -VRM:              	Vector Ruggedness Measure
	grid, output
  -PROTECTION:       	Morphometric Protection Index
	grid, output
  -OPENNESS_POS:     	Positive Topographic Openness
	grid, output
  -OPENNESS_NEG:     	Negative Topographic Openness
	grid, output
  -SCALE:            	Scale
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 4