oggm.tasks.initialize_flowlines¶
- oggm.tasks.initialize_flowlines(gdir, **kwargs)¶
Transforms the geometrical Centerlines in the more “physical” InversionFlowlines.
This interpolates the centerlines on a regular spacing (i.e. not the grid’s (i, j) indices. Cuts out the tail of the tributaries to make more realistic junctions.
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.