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NAME
       r.topidx  - Creates a topographic index (wetness index) raster map from
       an elevation raster map.

KEYWORDS
       raster, hydrology, wetness, topographic index

SYNOPSIS
       r.topidx
       r.topidx --help
       r.topidx input=name output=name  [--overwrite]   [--help]   [--verbose]
       [--quiet]  [--ui]

   Flags:
       --overwrite
           Allow output files to overwrite existing files

       --help
           Print usage summary

       --verbose
           Verbose module output

       --quiet
           Quiet module output

       --ui
           Force launching GUI dialog

   Parameters:
       input=name [required]
           Name of input elevation raster map

       output=name [required]
           Name for output topographic index raster map

DESCRIPTION
       r.topidx  creates  topographic  index (wetness index), ln(a/tan(beta)),
       map from elevation map

       where
       a: the area of the  hillslope  per  unit  contour  length  that  drains
       through any point,

       tan(beta):  the  local  surface  topographic  slope  (delta vertical) /
       (delta horizontal).

       Input maps may have NULL values.  For example, if you have a MASK for a
       watershed  (basin  map from r.water.outlet), the following command will
       create a masked elevation map (belev):
       r.mapcalc "belev = if(isnull(basin), basin, elev)"

       r.stats -Anc prints out averaged statistics for topographic index.

EXAMPLE
       Running the command below will generate the topographic index map shown
       in the figure:
       g.region raster=elevation -p
       r.topidx input=elevation output=topidx_elevation
       Figure: topographic index map derived from elevation map

SEE ALSO
        r.topmodel, r.water.outlet, r.mapcalc
       Known issues

REFERENCES
       Cho,  H.,  2000.  GIS Hydrological Modeling System by Using Programming
       Interface of GRASS. Master’s Thesis, Department of  Civil  Engineering,
       Kyungpook National University, Korea.

       Moore,  I.D., R.B. Grayson, and A.R. Ladson, 1991. Digital Terrain Mod-
       eling: A Review of Hydrological, Geomorphological, and  Biological  Ap-
       plications.  Hydrological Processes 5:3-30.

AUTHORS
       Huidae Cho
       Hydro Laboratory, Kyungpook National University, South Korea

       Based on GRIDATB.FOR by Keith Beven.

SOURCE CODE
       Available at: r.topidx source code (history)

       Accessed: unknown

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