oggm.utils.get_rgi_intersects_region_file#

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

Path to the RGI regional intersect file.

If the RGI files are not present, download them.

Parameters
regionstr

from ‘00’ to ‘19’, with ‘00’ being the global file (deprecated). From RGI version ‘61’ onwards, please use get_rgi_intersects_entities with a list of glaciers instead of relying to the global file.

versionstr

‘5’, ‘6’, ‘61’… defaults the one specified in cfg.PARAMS

resetbool

If True, deletes the intersect file before redownloading it

Returns
str

path to the RGI intersects shapefile