oggm.tasks.catchment_width_geom¶
- oggm.tasks.catchment_width_geom(gdir, **kwargs)¶
Compute geometrical catchment widths for each point of the flowlines.
Updates the ‘inversion_flowlines’ save file.
Parameters: gdir : oggm.GlacierDirectory
Returns: Files writen 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.