create.north {gecko} | R Documentation |
Create a layer depicting northness based on an elevation layer.
create.north(layers)
layers |
SpatRaster. A layer of elevation (a digital elevation model - DEM).
As defined in package terra, see |
Using elevation, aspect can be calculated. Yet, it is a circular variable (0 = 360) and has to be converted to northness and eastness to be useful for modelling.
SpatRaster.
region = gecko.data("layers")
terra::plot(create.north(region[[3]]))