oggm.shop.rgitopo.select_dem_from_dir#
- oggm.shop.rgitopo.select_dem_from_dir(gdir, dem_source=None, keep_dem_folders=False)[source]#
Select a DEM from the ones available in an RGI-TOPO glacier directory.
- Parameters
- gdir
oggm.GlacierDirectory
the glacier directory
- dem_sourcestr
the source to pick from (default: NASADEM and COPDEM90)
- keep_dem_foldersbool
the default is to delete the other DEM directories to save space. Set this to True to prevent that (e.g. for sensitivity tests)
- gdir
Notes
- Files written to the glacier directory:
- dem.tif
A geotiff file containing the DEM (reprojected into the local grid).This DEM is not smoothed or gap files, and is the closest to the original DEM source.