horizon_angle {whitebox}R Documentation

Horizon angle

Description

Calculates horizon angle (maximum upwind slope) for each grid cell in an input DEM.

Usage

horizon_angle(dem, output, azimuth = 0, max_dist = NULL,
  verbose_mode = FALSE)

Arguments

dem

Input raster DEM file.

output

Output raster file.

azimuth

Wind azimuth in degrees.

max_dist

Optional maximum search distance (unspecified if none; in xy units).

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]