oggm.MassBalanceModel.get_specific_mb

MassBalanceModel.get_specific_mb(heights=None, widths=None, fls=None, year=None)

Specific mass balance for a given glacier geometry.

Units: [mm w.e. yr-1], or millimeter water equivalent per year.

Parameters:

heightsArrayLike, default None

Altitudes at which the mass balance will be computed. Overridden by fls if provided.

widthsArrayLike, default None

Widths of the flowline (necessary for the weighted average). Overridden by fls if provided.

flslist[oggm.Flowline], default None

List of flowline instances. Alternative to heights and widths, and overrides them if provided.

yearArrayLike[float] or float, default None

Year, or a range of years in “floating year” convention.

Returns:

np.ndarray

Specific mass balance (units: mm w.e. yr-1).