Variable

Equation

Description

Specific drainage area

As = Ac·L2/[Ló(2L2)1/2]

As = Specific drainage area Ac = Cumulative flow (number of cells)

L = resolution MDT [m]

(It will be used L ó (2L2)1/2 depending on whether the flow direction or not diagonal)

Moisture topographical index

W = ln(As/tanb)

W = Moisture content As = Specific drainage area b= Local slope angle

Stream power index

O = As × tanb

O = Stream power index As = Specific drainage area b= Local slope angle

Sediment transport capacity index

LS = (As/22.13)0.6 × (Senb/0.0896)1.3

LS = Sediment transport capacity index As = Specific drainage area b= Local slope angle

Normalized difference vegetation index

NDVI = (PIR − VIS)/(PIR + VIS)

NDVI = Normalized difference vegetation index PIR = Near infrared band VIS= Visible red band