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r.richdem.terrainattribute

Calculates local terrain attributes.

r.richdem.terrainattribute input=name attribute=string [zscale=float] output=name [--overwrite] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--qq] [--ui]

Example:

r.richdem.terrainattribute input=name attribute=slope_riserun output=name

grass.script.run_command("r.richdem.terrainattribute", input, attribute, zscale=1.0, output, overwrite=None, verbose=None, quiet=None, superquiet=None)

Example:

gs.run_command("r.richdem.terrainattribute", input="name", attribute="slope_riserun", output="name")

grass.tools.Tools.r_richdem_terrainattribute(input, attribute, zscale=1.0, output, overwrite=None, verbose=None, quiet=None, superquiet=None)

Example:

tools = Tools()
tools.r_richdem_terrainattribute(input="name", attribute="slope_riserun", output="name")

This grass.tools API is experimental in version 8.5 and expected to be stable in version 8.6.

Parameters

input=name [required]
    Input DEM
    Name of input raster map
attribute=string [required]
    Terrain attribute to calculate.
    Allowed values: slope_riserun, slope_percentage, slope_degrees, slope_radians, aspect, curvature, planform_curvature, profile_curvature
zscale=float
    Scalar multiplier for elevation (vertical exaggeration)
    Default: 1.0
output=name [required]
    Output DEM with depressions filled
    Name for output raster map
--overwrite
    Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help
    Print usage summary
--verbose
    Verbose module output
--quiet
    Quiet module output
--qq
    Very quiet module output
--ui
    Force launching GUI dialog

input : str, required
    Input DEM
    Name of input raster map
    Used as: input, raster, name
attribute : str, required
    Terrain attribute to calculate.
    Allowed values: slope_riserun, slope_percentage, slope_degrees, slope_radians, aspect, curvature, planform_curvature, profile_curvature
zscale : float, optional
    Scalar multiplier for elevation (vertical exaggeration)
    Default: 1.0
output : str, required
    Output DEM with depressions filled
    Name for output raster map
    Used as: output, raster, name
overwrite: bool, optional
    Allow output files to overwrite existing files
    Default: None
verbose: bool, optional
    Verbose module output
    Default: None
quiet: bool, optional
    Quiet module output
    Default: None
superquiet: bool, optional
    Very quiet module output
    Default: None

input : str, required
    Input DEM
    Name of input raster map
    Used as: input, raster, name
attribute : str, required
    Terrain attribute to calculate.
    Allowed values: slope_riserun, slope_percentage, slope_degrees, slope_radians, aspect, curvature, planform_curvature, profile_curvature
zscale : float, optional
    Scalar multiplier for elevation (vertical exaggeration)
    Default: 1.0
output : str, required
    Output DEM with depressions filled
    Name for output raster map
    Used as: output, raster, name
overwrite: bool, optional
    Allow output files to overwrite existing files
    Default: None
verbose: bool, optional
    Verbose module output
    Default: None
quiet: bool, optional
    Quiet module output
    Default: None
superquiet: bool, optional
    Very quiet module output
    Default: None

DESCRIPTION

PLACEHOLDER

REFERENCES

PLACEHOLDER

SEE ALSO

r.fill.dir

AUTHORS

Richard Barnes (algorithm and codebase), Andrew D. Wickert (GRASS frontend)

SOURCE CODE

Available at: r.richdem.terrainattribute source code (history)
Latest change: Thursday Feb 20 13:02:26 2025 in commit 53de819