topographic position index

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Definition

Metric quantifying the topographic position of a site relative to surrounding landscape

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TPI

Publications (3)

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Canopy structure modulates the sensitivity of subalpine forest stands to interannual snowpack and precipitation variability

2025Hydrology and Earth System Sciencemeasured

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A hybrid data-model approach to map soil thickness in mountain hillslopes

2021Earth Surface Dynamicsmeasured variable

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Investigating Microtopographic and Soil Controls on a Mountainous Meadow Plant Community Using High-Resolution Remote Sensing and Surface Geophysical Data

2019Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciencesmeasured

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Frequently Associated Species

Spruce

1 paper

lodgepole pine

1 paper

aspen

1 paper

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae1 paper

Douglas Fir

1 paper

Pinus ponderosa

Pinaceae1 paper

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pinaceae1 paper

Pinus contorta

Pinaceae1 paper

Picea engelmannii

Pinaceae1 paper

ponderosa pine

1 paper

topographic position index

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 69 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (1)

Publications (3)

Canopy structure modulates the sensitivity of subalpine forest stands to interannual snowpack and precipitation variability

A hybrid data-model approach to map soil thickness in mountain hillslopes

Investigating Microtopographic and Soil Controls on a Mountainous Meadow Plant Community Using High-Resolution Remote Sensing and Surface Geophysical Data

Related Concepts (10)

topographic wetness index

diffusion-driven soil transport

canopy interception

transpiration

NDVI

space use

stable isotope mixing model

ground-penetrating radar

imaging spectroscopy

snowpack persistence

Frequently Associated Species

Spruce

lodgepole pine

aspen

Populus tremuloides

Douglas Fir

Pinus ponderosa

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Pinus contorta

Picea engelmannii

ponderosa pine