whitebox (version 2.4.0)

wbt_wetness_index: Wetness index

Description

Calculates the topographic wetness index, Ln(A / tan(slope)).

Usage

wbt_wetness_index(
  sca,
  slope,
  output,
  wd = NULL,
  verbose_mode = NULL,
  compress_rasters = NULL,
  command_only = FALSE
)

Value

Returns the tool text outputs.

Arguments

sca

Input raster specific contributing area (SCA) file.

slope

Input raster slope file (in degrees).

output

Output raster file.

wd

Changes the working directory. Default: NULL will use the value in WhiteboxTools settings, see wbt_wd() for details.

verbose_mode

Sets verbose mode. If verbose mode is FALSE, tools will not print output messages. Default: NULL will use the value in WhiteboxTools settings, see wbt_verbose() for details.

compress_rasters

Sets the flag used by 'WhiteboxTools' to determine whether to use compression for output rasters. Default: NULL will use the value in WhiteboxTools settings, see wbt_compress_rasters() for details.

command_only

Return command that would be executed by system() rather than running tool. Default: FALSE.