oggm.tasks.define_glacier_region

oggm.tasks.define_glacier_region(gdir, **kwargs)

Very first task: define the glacier’s grid.

Defines the local glacier projection (Transverse Mercator), chooses a resolution for the grid, and transforms the DEM as well as the RGI shape into it.

Parameters:

gdir : oggm.GlacierDirectory

entity : geopandas entity

the glacier geometry to process

Returns:

Files writen to the glacier directory:

dem.tif

A geotiff file containing the DEM (reprojected into the local grid).

glacier_grid.pkl

A salem.Grid handling the georeferencing of the local grid.

outlines.shp

The glacier outlines in the local projection.