xdem.DEM.maximum_curvature#
- DEM.maximum_curvature(use_richdem=False)[source]#
Calculate the signed maximum profile or planform curvature parallel to the direction of the slope in m-1 multiplied by 100.
Based on Zevenbergen and Thorne (1987), http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.3290120107.
- Parameters:
use_richdem (
bool) – Whether to use RichDEM to compute the attribute.- Raises:
ValueError – If the inputs are poorly formatted.
- Return type:
TypeVar(RasterType, bound= Raster)- Returns:
The profile curvature array of the DEM.