cat_shp: Basin Shape Metrics
In dkopp3/MMASN: Multi-Scale Morphomettic Analysis of Stream Networks

Description Usage Arguments Details Value

View source: R/WatershedScale_Functions.r

Calculates metrics the describe the shape of a networks waterhsed.

1	cat_shp(network, NHDCatchments)

`network`	a single network extracted from NHDPlusV2
`NHDCatchments`	NHDPlusV2 catchment coverage, Catchment.shp

Compactness coefficient (CmpC) is defined as the ratio of the watershed perimeter to the circumference of equivalent circular area.

Elongation ratio (ElnR) is defined as the ratio of diameter of a circle of the same area as the watershed to the maximum watershed length. The numerical value varies from 0 (in highly elongated shape) to 1 (in circular shape).

Circulatory ratio (CrcR) is defined as the ratio of watershed area to the area of the circle having the same perimeter as the watershed perimeter. The numeric value may vary in between 0 (in line) and 1 (in a circle).

sf object of watershed attributed with width (width), maximum length (mxln), area (area), parimeter (prmt), compactedness coefficient (CmpC), circularoty ratio (CrcR), and elongation ratio (ElnR). Where applicable, units = m