ruggedness_index {whitebox}R Documentation

Ruggedness index

Description

Calculates the Riley et al.'s (1999) terrain ruggedness index from an input DEM.

Usage

ruggedness_index(dem, output, zfactor = 1, verbose_mode = FALSE)

Arguments

dem

Input raster DEM file.

output

Output raster file.

zfactor

Optional multiplier for when the vertical and horizontal units are not the same.

verbose_mode

Sets verbose mode. If verbose mode is False, tools will not print output messages.

Value

Returns the tool text outputs.


[Package whitebox version 0.5.0 Index]