Slope of the Slope Derivative Surface used to characterize the complexity of the seafloor around St. John, USVI
Slope of slope was calculated from the bathymetry surface for each raster cell by applying the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst 'Slope' Tool to a previously created slope raster. Slope of slope describes the maximum rate of change of slope (in degrees of degrees) within a square 3x3 cell neighborhood. The slope of slope metric …