SAGA 9.7.0 | Tool Library Documentation

Compound Morphometric Terrain Analysis


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:


Parameters

 NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
InputElevationgrid, inputELEVATION--
OutputReal Surface Areagrid, outputSURFACE_AREA--
Slopegrid, outputSLOPE--
Aspectgrid, outputASPECT--
Northnessgrid, outputNORTHNESS--
Eastnessgrid, outputEASTNESS--
Convergence Indexgrid, outputCONVERGENCE--
Plan Curvaturegrid, outputCURVE_PLAN--
Cross-Sectional Curvaturegrid, outputCURVE_CROSS--
Profile Curvaturegrid, outputCURVE_PROFILE--
Longitudinal Curvaturegrid, outputCURVE_LONGITUDE--
Downslope Curvaturegrid, outputCURVE_DOWNSLOPE--
Upslope Curvaturegrid, outputCURVE_UPSLOPE--
Mass Balance Indexgrid, outputMASS_BALANCE--
Cell Balancegrid, outputCELL_BALANCE--
Topographic Position Indexgrid, outputTPI--
Terrain Surface Convexitygrid, outputTERRAIN_CONVEXITY--
Terrain Surface Texturegrid, outputTERRAIN_TEXTURE--
Terrain Ruggedness Indexgrid, outputTRI--
Vector Ruggedness Measuregrid, outputVRM--
Morphometric Protection Indexgrid, outputPROTECTION--
Positive Topographic Opennessgrid, outputOPENNESS_POS--
Negative Topographic Opennessgrid, outputOPENNESS_NEG--
OptionsGrid Systemgrid systemPARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM--
Scaleinteger numberSCALETargeted 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