Slope Average Down

Title  Slope Average Down

Summary

This tool computes slope in a D8 downslope direction averaged over a user selected distance. Distance should be specified in horizontal map units.


Usage

Command Prompt Syntax:

mpiexec -n <number of processes> SlopeAveDown -fel <felfile> -p <pfile> -slpd <slpdfile> [-dn]

felfile: Input pit filled elevation grid

pfile: Input D8 flow direction grid

slpdfile: Output D8 slope distance averaged grid

dn: User selected downslope distance


Syntax

SlopeAverageDown (Input_D8_Flow_Direction_Grid, Input_Pit_Filled_Elevation_Grid, Distance, Input_Number_of_Processes, Output_Slope_Average_Down_Grid)

Parameter Explanation Data Type
Input_D8_Flow_Direction_Grid Dialog Reference

This input is a grid of flow directions that are encoded using the D8 method where all flow from a cells goes to a single neighboring cell in the direction of steepest descent.

Raster Layer
Input_Pit_Filled_Elevation_Grid Dialog Reference

A grid of elevation values. This is usually the output of the "Pit Remove" tool, in which case it is elevations with pits removed. Pits are low elevation areas in digital elevation models (DEMs) that are completely surrounded by higher terrain. They are generally taken to be artifacts that interfere with the processing of flow across DEMs, so are removed by raising their elevation to the point where they just drain. This step is not essential if you have reason to believe that the pits in your DEM are real.

Raster Layer
Distance Dialog Reference

Input parameter of downslope distance over which to calculate the slope (in horizontal map units).

Double
Input_Number_of_Processes Dialog Reference

This input indicates the number of stripes that the domain will be divided into and the number of MPI parallel processes that will be spawned to evaluate each piece of the domain.

Long
Output_Slope_Average_Down_Grid Dialog Reference

A grid of the ratio of specific catchment area (contributing area) to slope.

Raster Dataset

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