oggm.tasks.catchment_width_geom#
- oggm.tasks.catchment_width_geom(gdir)[source]#
Compute geometrical catchment widths for each point of the flowlines.
Updates the ‘inversion_flowlines’ save file.
- Parameters
- gdir
oggm.GlacierDirectory
where to write the data
- gdir
Notes
- Files written to the glacier directory:
- inversion_flowlines.pkl
A “better” version of the centerlines, now on a regular spacing i.e., not on the gridded (i, j) indices. The tails of the tributaries are cut out to make more realistic junctions. They are now “1.5D” i.e., with a width.