oggm.utils.get_rgi_region_file

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oggm.utils.get_rgi_region_file#

oggm.utils.get_rgi_region_file(region, version=None, reset=False)[source]#

Path to the RGI region file.

If the RGI files are not present, download them.

Parameters:
regionstr

from ‘01’ to ‘19’

versionstr

‘62’, ‘70G’, ‘70C’, defaults to None (linking to the one specified in cfg.PARAMS)

resetbool

If True, deletes the RGI directory first and downloads the data

Returns:
str

path to the RGI shapefile