The invention discloses a
topographic relief degree calculation method for
hot spring distribution analysis, and the method comprises the steps: determining a target
hot spring, obtaining the elevation of a
hot spring exposure position in a research area, and collecting a target hot spring
water sample for the indoor
test analysis of isotopes; obtaining the
hydrogen and
oxygen stable
isotope content of the target hot spring
water sample, and inversely calculating the elevation of the supply area according to the elevation effect regression equation; the
topographic relief degree of the hot spring is defined, and the
topographic relief degree value of the target hot spring is calculated; carrying out statistics on values of all target hot springs in the research area, and dividing the values into low, middle and high classes according to triparties; and a calculation result is integrated with a
digital elevation model (DEM) and geological and hydrological maps, so that
spatial visualization of the topographic relief degree of the hot spring is realized, and control factors of hot spring distribution are analyzed. According to the method, the relevance between the hot spring and the
terrain is quantified, the
spatial classification of hot spring distribution and the visual expression of the underground water flowing mode are realized, and a scientific basis is provided for geothermal resource evaluation, underground water flowing mode analysis and hot spring cause research.