oggm.tasks.mu_candidates

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

Computes the mu candidates.

For each 31 year-period centered on the year of interest, mu is is the temperature sensitivity necessary for the glacier with its current shape to be in equilibrium with its climate.

For glaciers with MB data only!

Parameters:

gdir : oggm.GlacierDirectory

Returns:

Files writen to the glacier directory:

mu_candidates.pkl

A pandas.Series with the (year, mu) data.