downslope_index {whitebox} | R Documentation |
Calculates the Hjerdt et al. (2004) downslope index.
downslope_index(dem, output, drop = 2, out_type = "tangent", verbose_mode = FALSE)
dem |
Input raster DEM file. |
output |
Output raster file. |
drop |
Vertical drop value (default is 2.0). |
out_type |
Output type, options include 'tangent', 'degrees', 'radians', 'distance' (default is 'tangent'). |
verbose_mode |
Sets verbose mode. If verbose mode is False, tools will not print output messages. |
Returns the tool text outputs.