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r.surf.random(1grass) Grass User's Manual r.surf.random(1grass)

NAME

r.surf.random - Produces a raster map of uniform random deviates whose range can be expressed by the user.

KEYWORDS

raster, random

SYNOPSIS

r.surf.random
 
r.surf.random help
 
r.surf.random [-i] output=name [min=integer] [ max=integer] [--overwrite] [-- verbose] [--quiet]

Flags:

-i
 
Create an integer raster map
--overwrite
 
Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--verbose
 
Verbose module output
--quiet
 
Quiet module output

Parameters:

output=name
 
Name for output raster map
min=integer
 
Minimum random value
 
Default: 0
max=integer
 
Maximum random value
 
Default: 100

DESCRIPTION

r.surf.random produces a raster map layer of uniform random deviates whose range can be expressed by the user. It is essentialy the same as r.surf.gauss, but uses a linear random number generator instead. It uses the random number generator drand48() or rand(), depending on the user's platform.
Histogram of map generated with r.surf.random

SEE ALSO

r.surf.contour, r.surf.fractal, r.surf.gauss, r.surf.idw, r.surf.idw2, v.surf.rst

AUTHOR

Jo Wood
 
Midlands Regional Research Laboratory (ASSIST)
 
University of Leicester
 
October 1991
 
Last changed: $Date: 2008-06-01 12:01:53 +0200 (Sun, 01 Jun 2008) $
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