Tool NameCurvature Classification
Tool ID4
Library IDta_morphometry
Version1.0
Author(s)O.Conrad (c) 2001

Please cite SAGA whenever you use it for your publications:

doi:10.5194/gmd-8-1991-2015


Description

Landform classification based on the profile and tangential (across slope) curvatures.

Parameters

NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
Input
Elevationgrid, inputDEM
Output
Curvature Classificationgrid, outputCLASSES
Options
Threshold Radiusfloating point numberSTRAIGHTCurvature radius threshold [map units] to distinct between straight and curved surfaces.Minimum: 0.000010
Default: 2000
Vertical CurvaturechoiceVERTICALAvailable Choices:
[0] longitudinal curvature
[1] profile curvature
Default: 1
Horizontal CurvaturechoiceHORIZONTALAvailable Choices:
[0] cross-sectional curvature
[1] tangential curvature
Default: 1
Smoothinginteger numberSMOOTHSmoothing kernel radius. No smoothing will be done, if set to zero.Minimum: 0
Default: 0