Table 1

Mathematical expressions of geomorphological parameters (Raju & Nagesh Kumar 2013)

ParameterMathematical expressionUnits
Basin length   km 
Drainage density   km−1 
Bifurcation ratio   No units 
Stream frequency   km−2 
Texture ratio   km−1 
Form factor   No units 
Elongation ratio   No units 
Circulatory ratio   No units 
ParameterMathematical expressionUnits
Basin length   km 
Drainage density   km−1 
Bifurcation ratio   No units 
Stream frequency   km−2 
Texture ratio   km−1 
Form factor   No units 
Elongation ratio   No units 
Circulatory ratio   No units 

A = Area of catchment (Km2); P = Perimeter of catchment (Km); L = Total length of stream segments of all orders (Km); Nu & Nu+1 = Number of streams of a given order u and u + 1; N′ = Total number of stream segments of all orders; N1 = Number of stream segments of first order.

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