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. 2023 Feb 23;9(3):e13966. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13966

Table 8.

Weights and ranks assigned for different subclasses of parameters.

Parameters Weight Influence Sub-category/value Score
Lineament Density 0.06 6 Very low (<0.47) 2
Low (0.47–0.73) 4
Moderate (0.73–0.96) 6
High (0.96–1.21) 8
Very high (>1.21) 9
Drainage Density 0.07 7 Very low (<0.75) 9
Low (0.75–1.5) 8
Moderate (1.5–2.25) 6
High (2.25–3.00) 4
Very High (>3.00) 3
LULC 0.14 14 Built up land 2
Agriculture land 4
Fallow land 5
Vegetation/Forest 8
Water bodies 9
Slope 0.12 12 Flat (0–3.98) 8
Gentle (3.98–8.37) 6
Moderate (8.37–14.95) 4
Steep (14.95–24.32) 3
Very Steep (24.32–51.00) 2
Curvature 0.04 4 Very low (<−1.10) 2
Low (−1.10 to 0.25) 3
Moderate (0.25–1.61) 4
High (1.61–4.33) 6
Very High (4.33–25.44) 8
TPI 0.03 3 −12.13 to 1.87 5
−1.87–7.58 4
7.58–24.14 3
24.14–128.24 2
TWI 0.05 5 3.16–5.28 3
5.28–7.61 4
7.61–9.94 5
9.94–12.27 6
12.27–23.06 7
Rainfall 0.04 4 1407–1441 3
1441–1479 3
1479–1519 4
1519–1557 4
1557–1618 5
Geology 0.18 18 U 5
Deltaic Silt 5
Marshy Clay & peat 4
Waterbody 8
Tidal Deltaic Deposits 6
Roughness 0.04 4 0.009–0.383 7
0.383–0.456 5
0.456–0.521 4
0.521–0.593 3
0.593–1 2
FIS 0.02 2 <0.40 8
0.4–0.5 6
0.5–0.6 4
0.6–0.7 3
0.7–1 2
Topsoil Texture 0.09 9 Clay 1
Silty Clay 3
Sandy Clay 4
silty loam 6
Clay Loam 7
Soil Permeability 0.06 6 Rapid 7
Moderate 6
Mostly Moderate WS Slow 4
Slow 2
Mostly Slow WS Moderate 3
Lake 9
General Soil Types 0.06 6 Calcareous Brown/Dark gray Floodplain 4
Non-calcareous Dark Gray Floodplain 6
Peat 8
Waterbodies 9
Urban 2