earthkit.climate.land.rb_flashiness_index

earthkit.climate.land.rb_flashiness_index(q: xarray.DataArray | str = 'q', ds: xarray.Dataset | Any = None, *, freq: str = 'YS', **kwargs: Any) → Any

Richards-baker flashiness index.

Measurement of flow oscillations relative to average flow, quantifying the frequency and speed of flow changes.

Units:

• rbi: dimensionless

This function wraps xclim.indicators.land.rb_flashiness_index.

Parameters:

• q (xarray.DataArray | str) – Rate of river discharge.

• freq (str) – Resampling frequency.

• ds (xarray.Dataset | Any) – Input dataset.

• **kwargs (Any) – Additional keyword arguments.

Returns:

The computed index.

Return type:

Any