MultiscaleDTM (version 1.0.1)

SurfaceArea: Calculates surface area of a DTM

Description

Calculates surface area on a per cell basis of a DTM based on Jenness, 2004.

Usage

SurfaceArea(
  r,
  na.rm = FALSE,
  filename = NULL,
  overwrite = FALSE,
  wopt = list()
)

Value

a SpatRaster or RasterLayer

Arguments

r

DTM as a SpatRaster or RasterLayer in a projected coordinate system where map units match elevation/depth units

na.rm

Logical indicating whether to remove NAs from calculations. When FALSE, the sum of the eight triangles is calculated. When TRUE, the mean of the created triangles is calculated and multiplied by 8 to scale it to the proper area.

filename

character Output filename.

overwrite

logical. If TRUE, filename is overwritten (default is FALSE).

wopt

list with named options for writing files as in writeRaster

References

Jenness, J.S., 2004. Calculating landscape surface area from digital elevation models. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32, 829-839.

Examples

r<- erupt()
sa<- SurfaceArea(r)
plot(sa)