wbt_ruggedness_index {whitebox}R Documentation

Ruggedness index

Description

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

Usage

wbt_ruggedness_index(
  dem,
  output,
  zfactor = NULL,
  wd = NULL,
  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.

wd

Changes the working directory.

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 1.4.0 Index]