Identifies the vertex coordinates (row numbers) of the endpoints of a given segment. The main purpose is determining which of the endpoints is the mouth (or lowest point) of the river system.
showends(seg, rivers)
seg | The segment (number) to check |
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rivers | The river network object to use |
This function is called within cleanup, which is recommended in most cases.
data(Gulk) # say we know that segment 1 is the lowest segment in this river network, but we don't know # which end is the mouth. showends(seg=1, rivers=Gulk)# this means that the mouth is row 1, so we can specify this: Gulk <- setmouth(seg=1, vert=1, rivers=Gulk)