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r.surf.gauss(1grass)

r.surf.gauss(1grass) GRASS User's Manual r.surf.gauss(1grass)

NAME

r.surf.gauss - Generates a raster map using gaussian random number generator.
Mean and standard deviation of gaussian deviates can be expressed by the user.

KEYWORDS

raster, surface, random

SYNOPSIS

r.surf.gauss
r.surf.gauss --help
r.surf.gauss output=name [mean=float] [sigma=float] [seed=integer] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

--overwrite

Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help

Print usage summary
--verbose

Verbose module output
--quiet

Quiet module output
--ui

Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

output=name [required]

Name for output raster map
mean=float

Distribution mean
Default: 0.0
sigma=float

Standard deviation
Default: 1.0
seed=integer

Seed value for the random number generator
Using the same seed ensures identical results, while a randomly generated seed produces different outcomes in each run.

DESCRIPTION

r.surf.gauss produces a raster map of Gaussian deviates whose mean and standard deviation can be expressed by the user. It uses a Gaussian random number generator. It is essentially the same as r.surf.random, but uses a Gaussian random number generator instead.

EXAMPLE

g.region -p n=228500 s=215000 w=630000 e=645000 res=10
r.surf.gauss out=gauss mean=0 sigma=10
# check result
r.univar gauss

Figure: Random Gaussian surface example (mean: 0; sigma: 10)

With the histogram tool the cell values versus count can be shown.

Figure: Histogram of random Gaussian surface example (mean: 0; sigma: 10)

SEE ALSO

r.surf.contour, r.surf.fractal, r.surf.idw, r.surf.random, v.surf.rst

AUTHOR

Jo Wood, ASSIST’s home

SOURCE CODE

Available at: r.surf.gauss source code (history)

Accessed: Thursday Jun 18 12:48:33 2026

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