lakeMeanWidth {lakemorpho}

Function to return lake Mean Width

Description

Mean lake width is the result of lake surface area divded by the maximum length.

Usage

lakeMeanWidth(inLakeMorpho)

Arguments

inLakeMorpho

An object of lakeMorphoClass. Output of the lakeSurroundTopo function would be appropriate as input

Value

Returns a numeric value for the mean width of the lake

References

Florida LAKEWATCH (2001). A Beginner's guide to water management - Lake Morphometry (2nd ed.). Gainesville: Florida LAKEWATCH, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Link

Examples

data(lakes)
lakeMaxLength(inputLM, 25)
lakeMeanWidth(inputLM)