lakeShorelineLength {lakemorpho}

Function to calculate shoreline length

Description

This function returns the length of the shoreline of the lake and is simply the perimeter of the input lake polyogn.

Usage

lakeShorelineLength(inLakeMorpho)

Arguments

inLakeMorpho

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

Value

Returns a numeric value for the length of the lake shoreline

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)
lakeShorelineLength(inputLM)