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r.param.scale(1grass) Grass User's Manual r.param.scale(1grass)

NAME

r.param.scale - Extracts terrain parameters from a DEM.
Uses a multi-scale approach by taking fitting quadratic parameters to any size window (via least squares).

KEYWORDS

raster, geomorphology, terrain, elevation, landform

SYNOPSIS

r.param.scale
r.param.scale --help
r.param.scale [-c] input=name output=name [slope_tolerance=float] [curvature_tolerance=float] [size=integer] [method=string] [exponent=float] [zscale=float] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-c

Constrain model through central window cell
--overwrite

Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help

Print usage summary
--verbose

Verbose module output
--quiet

Quiet module output
--ui

Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

input=name [required]

Name of input raster map
output=name [required]

Name for output raster map containing morphometric parameter
slope_tolerance=float

Slope tolerance that defines a ’flat’ surface (degrees)
Default: 1.0
curvature_tolerance=float

Curvature tolerance that defines ’planar’ surface
Default: 0.0001
size=integer

Size of processing window (odd number only)
Options: 3-499
Default: 3
method=string

Morphometric parameter in ’size’ window to calculate
Options: elev, slope, aspect, profc, planc, longc, crosc, minic, maxic, feature
Default: elev
exponent=float

Exponent for distance weighting (0.0-4.0)
Default: 0.0
zscale=float

Vertical scaling factor
Default: 1.0

DESCRIPTION

r.param.scale extracts terrain parameters from a digital elevation model. Uses a multi-scale approach by fitting a bivariate quadratic polynomial to a given window size using least squares.

The module calculates the following parameters (terminology is from Wood, 1996 with related terminology used in other GRASS modules listed in brackets):

  • elev: Generalised elevation value (for resampling purposes at different scale)
  • slope: Magnitude of maximum gradient (steepest slope angle)
  • aspect: Direction of maximum gradient (steepest slope direction=flow direction)
  • profc: profile curvature (curvature intersecting with the plane defined by Z axis and maximum gradient direction). Positive values describe convex profile curvature, negative values concave profile curvature.
  • planc: plan curvature (horizontal curvature, intersecting with the XY plane)
  • longc: longitudinal curvature (profile curvature intersecting with the plane defined by the surface normal and maximum gradient direction)
  • crosc: cross-sectional curvature (tangential curvature intersecting with the plane defined by the surface normal and a tangent to the contour - perpendicular to maximum gradient direction)
  • maxic: maximum curvature (can be in any direction)
  • minic: minimum curvature (in direction perpendicular to the direction of of maximum curvature)
  • feature: Morphometric features: peaks, ridges, passes, channels, pits and planes

NOTES

In r.param.scale the direction of maximum gradient (considered downslope) is stored as (West is 0 degree, East is +/- 180 degree):
  • 0..+180 degree from West to North to East
  • 0..-180 degree from West to South to East
Note that the aspect map is calculated differently from r.slope.aspect.

EXAMPLE

The next commands will create a geomorphological map of the Spearfish sample dataset region: 

g.region raster=elevation.10m -p
r.param.scale in=elevation.10m output=morphology method=feature size=9

Figure: Geomorphological map of a subregion in the Spearfish (SD) area

TODO

Fix bug when `constrain through central cell’ option selected. Create color tables for all output files (presently only on features).

REFERENCES

  • Wood, J. (1996): The Geomorphological characterisation of Digital Elevation Models. Diss., Department of Geography, University of Leicester, U.K
    online at: http://hdl.handle.net/2381/34503
  • Java Code in LandSerf that implements the same procedure

SEE ALSO

r.geomorphon, r.slope.aspect

AUTHORS

jwo@le.ac.uk - ASSIST’s home

Update to FP 3/2002: L. Potrich, M. Neteler, S. Menegon (ITC-irst)

Last changed: $Date: 2017-11-03 17:43:02 +0100 (Fri, 03 Nov 2017) $

SOURCE CODE

Available at: r.param.scale source code (history)

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