| Term | Curvature |
|---|---|
| Definition | Curvature of a DEM measures the shape or curvature of the slope. A part of a surface can be concave or convex; you can tell that by looking at the curvature value. The curvature is calculated by computing the second derivative of the surface. |
| Sampling medium | Geometry |
| Aggregation type | Average |
| Units | - |
| Provenance | - |
| Provenance uri | http://vocabulary.odm2.org/variablename/curvature/ |
| Category | - |
| Note | Added to support Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) data use cases. |
| Status | ACCEPTED |