Terrain morphometry¶

Description¶

Calculates an index of convergence/divergence regarding to overland flow. By its meaning it is similar to plan or horizontal curvature, but gives much smoother results. The calculation uses the aspects of surrounding cells, i.e. it looks to which degree surrounding cells point to the center cell. The result is given as percentages, negative values correspond to convergent, positive to divergent flow conditions. Minus 100 would be like a peak of a cone, plus 100 a pit, and 0 an even slope.

Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Method [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] Aspect
• 1 — [1] Gradient

Default: 0

Gradient Calculation [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] 2 x 2
• 1 — [1] 3 x 3

Default: 0

Outputs¶

Convergence Index [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:convergenceindex', elevation, method, neighbours, result)

See also¶

• Koethe, R. / Lehmeier, F. (1996): ‘SARA, System zur Automatischen Relief-Analyse’, Benutzerhandbuch, 2. Auflage [Geogr. Inst. Univ. Goettingen, unpublished]

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Radius [Cells] [number]

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Default: 10

Distance Weighting [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] no distance weighting
• 1 — [1] inverse distance to a power
• 2 — [2] exponential
• 3 — [3] gaussian weighting

Default: 0

Inverse Distance Weighting Power [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1

Inverse Distance Offset [boolean]

<put parameter description here>

Default: True

Gaussian and Exponential Weighting Bandwidth [number]

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Default: 1

Gradient [boolean]

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Default: True

Difference [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] direction to the center cell
• 1 — [1] center cell’s aspect direction

Default: 0

Outputs¶

Convergence Index [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:convergenceindexsearchradius', elevation, radius, distance_weighting_weighting, distance_weighting_idw_power, distance_weighting_idw_offset, distance_weighting_bandwidth, slope, difference, convergence)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Plan Curvature [raster]

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Profile Curvature [raster]

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Threshold for plane [number]

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Default: 0.001

Outputs¶

Curvature Classification [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:curvatureclassification', cplan, cprof, threshold, class)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Alpha Max (Degree) [number]

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Default: 202.5

Outputs¶

Diurnal Anisotropic Heating [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:diurnalanisotropicheating', dem, alpha_max, dah)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Vertical Distance [number]

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Default: 10

Output [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] distance
• 1 — [1] gradient (tangens)
• 2 — [2] gradient (degree)

Default: 0

Outputs¶

Gradient [raster]

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Gradient Difference [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:downslopedistancegradient', dem, distance, output, gradient, difference)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Wind Direction [raster]

Optional.

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Wind Speed [raster]

Optional.

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Constant Wind Direction [Degree] [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 135

Old Version [boolean]

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Default: True

Search Distance [km] [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 300

Acceleration [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1.5

Use Pyramids with New Version [boolean]

<put parameter description here>

Default: True

Lee Factor [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 0.5

Luv Factor [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1.0

Wind Direction Units [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] radians
• 1 — [1] degree

Default: 0

Wind Speed Scale Factor [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1.0

Outputs¶

Effective Air Flow Heights [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:effectiveairflowheights', dem, dir, len, dir_const, oldver, maxdist, accel, pyramids, leefact, luvfact, dir_units, len_scale, afh)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Number of Classes [number]

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Default: 100.0

Sort [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] up
• 1 — [1] down

Default: 0

Classification Constant [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] height
• 1 — [1] area

Default: 0

Use Z-Range [boolean]

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Default: True

Z-Range Min [number]

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Default: 0.0

Z-Range Max [number]

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Default: 1000.0

Outputs¶

Hypsometry [table]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:hypsometry', elevation, count, sorting, method, bzrange, zrange_min, zrange_max, table)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [m] [raster]

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Short Wave Radiation [kW/m2] [raster]

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Leaf Area Index [raster]

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Elevation at Reference Station [m] [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 0.0

Temperature at Reference Station [Deg.Celsius] [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 0.0

Temperature Gradient [Deg.Celsius/km] [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 6.5

C Factor [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1.0

Outputs¶

Land Surface Temperature [Deg.Celsius] [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:landsurfacetemperature', dem, swr, lai, z_reference, t_reference, t_gradient, c_factor, lst)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Vertical Distance to Channel Network [raster]

Optional.

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T Slope [number]

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Default: 15.0

T Curvature [number]

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Default: 0.01

T Vertical Distance to Channel Network [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 15.0

Outputs¶

Mass Balance Index [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:massbalanceindex', dem, hrel, tslope, tcurve, threl, mbi)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Radius [number]

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Default: 2000.0

Outputs¶

Protection Index [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:morphometricprotectionindex', dem, radius, protection)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Initial Threshold for Slope [number]

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Default: 16

Threshold for Elevation Percentile (Lowness) [number]

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Default: 0.4

Threshold for Elevation Percentile (Upness) [number]

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Default: 0.35

Shape Parameter for Slope [number]

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Default: 4.0

Shape Parameter for Elevation Percentile [number]

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Default: 3.0

Update Views [boolean]

<put parameter description here>

Default: True

Classify [boolean]

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Default: True

Maximum Resolution (Percentage) [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 100

Outputs¶

MRVBF [raster]

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MRRTF [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:multiresolutionindexofvalleybottomflatnessmrvbf', dem, t_slope, t_pctl_v, t_pctl_r, p_slope, p_pctl, update, classify, max_res, mrvbf, mrrtf)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Outputs¶

Real Area Grid [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:realareacalculation', dem, area)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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w [number]

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Default: 0.5

t [number]

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Default: 10.0

e [number]

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Default: 2.0

Outputs¶

Slope Height [raster]

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Valley Depth [raster]

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Normalized Height [raster]

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Standardized Height [raster]

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Mid-Slope Positon [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:relativeheightsandslopepositions', dem, w, t, e, ho, hu, nh, sh, ms)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Method [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] Maximum Slope (Travis et al. 1975)
• 1 — [1] Maximum Triangle Slope (Tarboton 1997)
• 2 — [2] Least Squares Fitted Plane (Horn 1981, Costa-Cabral & Burgess 1996)
• 3 — [3] Fit 2.Degree Polynom (Bauer, Rohdenburg, Bork 1985)
• 4 — [4] Fit 2.Degree Polynom (Heerdegen & Beran 1982)
• 5 — [5] Fit 2.Degree Polynom (Zevenbergen & Thorne 1987)
• 6 — [6] Fit 3.Degree Polynom (Haralick 1983)

Default: 5

Outputs¶

Slope [raster]

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Aspect [raster]

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Curvature [raster]

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Plan Curvature [raster]

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Profile Curvature [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:slopeaspectcurvature', elevation, method, slope, aspect, curv, hcurv, vcurv)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Method [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] Mark Highest Neighbour
• 1 — [1] Opposite Neighbours
• 2 — [2] Flow Direction
• 3 — [3] Flow Direction (up and down)
• 4 — [4] Peucker & Douglas

Default: 0

Threshold [number]

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Default: 2.0

Outputs¶

Result [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:surfacespecificpoints', elevation, method, threshold, result)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Radius (Cells) [number]

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Default: 1

Distance Weighting [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] no distance weighting
• 1 — [1] inverse distance to a power
• 2 — [2] exponential
• 3 — [3] gaussian weighting

Default: 0

Inverse Distance Weighting Power [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1

Inverse Distance Offset [boolean]

<put parameter description here>

Default: True

Gaussian and Exponential Weighting Bandwidth [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1.0

Outputs¶

Terrain Ruggedness Index (TRI) [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:terrainruggednessindextri', dem, radius, distance_weighting_weighting, distance_weighting_idw_power, distance_weighting_idw_offset, distance_weighting_bandwidth, tri)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Standardize [boolean]

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Default: True

Min Radius [number]

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Default: 0.0

Max Radius [number]

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Default: 100.0

Distance Weighting [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] no distance weighting
• 1 — [1] inverse distance to a power
• 2 — [2] exponential
• 3 — [3] gaussian weighting

Default: 0

Inverse Distance Weighting Power [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1

Inverse Distance Offset [boolean]

<put parameter description here>

Default: True

Gaussian and Exponential Weighting Bandwidth [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 75.0

Outputs¶

Topographic Position Index [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:topographicpositionindextpi', dem, standard, radius_min, radius_max, distance_weighting_weighting, distance_weighting_idw_power, distance_weighting_idw_offset, distance_weighting_bandwidth, tpi)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Min Radius A [number]

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Default: 0

Max Radius A [number]

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Default: 100

Min Radius B [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 0

Max Radius B [number]

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Default: 1000

Distance Weighting [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] no distance weighting
• 1 — [1] inverse distance to a power
• 2 — [2] exponential
• 3 — [3] gaussian weighting

Default: 0

Inverse Distance Weighting Power [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1

Inverse Distance Offset [boolean]

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Default: True

Gaussian and Exponential Weighting Bandwidth [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 75.0

Outputs¶

Landforms [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:tpibasedlandformclassification', dem, radius_a_min, radius_a_max, radius_b_min, radius_b_max, distance_weighting_weighting, distance_weighting_idw_power, distance_weighting_idw_offset, distance_weighting_bandwidth, landforms)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Radius (Cells) [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1

Distance Weighting [selection]

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Options:

• 0 — [0] no distance weighting
• 1 — [1] inverse distance to a power
• 2 — [2] exponential
• 3 — [3] gaussian weighting

Default: 0

Inverse Distance Weighting Power [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1

Inverse Distance Offset [boolean]

<put parameter description here>

Default: True

Gaussian and Exponential Weighting Bandwidth [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1

Outputs¶

Vector Terrain Ruggedness (VRM) [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:vectorruggednessmeasurevrm', dem, radius, distance_weighting_weighting, distance_weighting_idw_power, distance_weighting_idw_offset, distance_weighting_bandwidth, vrm)

See also¶

Description¶

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Parameters¶

Elevation [raster]

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Wind Direction [raster]

Optional.

<put parameter description here>

Wind Speed [raster]

Optional.

<put parameter description here>

Constant Wind Direction [Degree] [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 135

Old Version [boolean]

<put parameter description here>

Default: True

Search Distance [km] [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 300.0

Acceleration [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1.5

Use Pyramids [boolean]

<put parameter description here>

Default: True

Wind Direction Units [selection]

<put parameter description here>

Options:

• 0 — [0] radians
• 1 — [1] degree

Default: 0

Wind Speed Scale Factor [number]

<put parameter description here>

Default: 1.0

Outputs¶

Wind Effect [raster]

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Windward Effect [raster]

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Leeward Effect [raster]

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Console usage¶

processing.runalg('saga:windeffect', dem, dir, len, dir_const, oldver, maxdist, accel, pyramids, dir_units, len_scale, effect, luv, lee)

See also¶