Aspects

Parameter

Formula

Unit

Reference

Linear

Perimeter (P)

GIS Software

km

Schumm (1956) [15]

Basin Length (Lb)

GIS Software

km

Schumm (1956) [15]

Stream order (Nu)

GIS Software

Dimensionless

Schumm (1956) [15]

Stream length (Lu)

N u = N 1 + N 2 + N 3 + + N n

km

Horton (1945) [16]

Mean Stream length (Rbm)

L s m = L u N u

km

Horton (1945) [16]

Bifurcation ratio (Rb)

R b = N u N u + 1

Dimensionless

Horton (1945) [16]

Stream length ratio (Lurm)

L u r m = L u r L u 1

Dimensionless

Horton (1945) [16]

Rho Coefficient (ρ)

ρ = L u R b

Dimensionless

Horton (1945) [16]

Areal

Area (A)

GIS Software

km2

GIS Software

Drainage density (Dd)

D d = L u A

km/km2

Horton (1945) [16]

Stream Frequency (Fs)

F s = N u A

Km−2

Horton (1945) [16]

Drainage Texture (T)

T = D d F s

Km−1

Smith (1950) [17]

Texture Ratio (Rt)

R t = N u P

Km−1

Horton (1945) [16]

Length of Overland Flow (Lg)

L g = 1 2 D d

km

Schumm (1956) [15]

Constant of Channel Maintenance (CCM)

C = 1 D d

km

Schumm (1956) [15]

Form factor (Ff)

R f = A ( L b ) 2

Dimensionless

Horton (1932) [18]

Circularity index (Rc)

R c = 4 π ( A P 2 )

Dimensionless

Miller (1953) [10]

Elongation ratio (Re)

R e = A π L b

Dimensionless

Schumm (1956) [15]

Shape Index (Sw)

S w = 1.27 A ( L b ) 2

Dimensionless

Haggett (1966) [19]

Compactness Coefficient (Cc)

C c = P 2 ( π A )

Dimensionless

Horton (1945) [16]

Infiltration Number (If)

I F = F s D d

Dimensionless

Faniran (1968) [20]

Relief

Basin Relief (R)

R = E e

m

Schumm (1956) [15]

Relief Ratio (Rh)

R h = R L b

Dimensionless

Schumm (1956) [15]

Relative Relief (Rr)

R r = R P

Dimensionless

Melton (1957) [21]

Ruggedness number (Rn)

R n = R D d

Dimensionless

Schumm (1956) [15]

Gradient Ratio (Gr)

R g = E s E m L b

Dimensionless

Sreedevi et al. (2004) [22]

Melton Ruggedness Ration (MRn)

M R n = H h A

Dimensionless

Melton (1965) [23]

Lemniscate Shape (K)

K = π ( L b ) 2 4 A

Dimensionless

Chorley and Morley (1959) [24]

Basin Slope (Sb)

S b = H h L b

Dimensionless

Miller (1953) [10]

Channel Gradient (Cg)

C g = R π 2 L b

m/km

Singh et al. (2014) [25]

Hypsometric Integral (HI)

H I = E l e v E l e v m i n . E l e v m a x . E l e v m i n .

Dimensionless

Strahler (1957) [12]

Dissection Index (Di)

D i = R r E l e v m a x .

Dimensionless

Schumm (1956) [15]