Tool NameVector Ruggedness Measure (VRM)
Tool ID17
Library IDta_morphometry
Version1.0
Author(s)O.Conrad (c) 2010

Description

Vector Ruggedness Measure (VRM)

Parameters

NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
Input
Elevationgrid, inputDEM
Output
Vector Terrain Ruggedness (VRM)grid, outputVRM
Options
Search ModechoiceMODEAvailable Choices:
[0] Square
[1] Circle
Default: 1
Search Radiusinteger numberRADIUSradius in cellsMinimum: 1
Default: 1
Weighting FunctionchoiceDW_WEIGHTINGAvailable Choices:
[0] no distance weighting
[1] inverse distance to a power
[2] exponential
[3] gaussian
Default: 0
Powerfloating point numberDW_IDW_POWERMinimum: 0.000000
Default: 2.000000
Bandwidthfloating point numberDW_BANDWIDTHBandwidth for exponential and Gaussian weightingMinimum: 0.000000
Default: 75.000000