oggm_edu.Glacier

class oggm_edu.Glacier(bed, mass_balance)

Provides the user with an easy way to create and perform experiments on simulated glaciers.

It handles the progression and visualisation of the glacier. A glacier is constructed with a GlacierBed and MassBalance.

Attributes

ageint

Set the age of the glacier.

annual_mass_balancearray

The annual mass balance at each grid point of the glacier.

basal_slidingfloat

Set the sliding parameter of the glacier

bedoggm_edu.GlacierBed

The bed of the glacier.

creepfloat

Set the value for the creep parameter A in Glens equation.

eq_statesdict

Glacier equilibrium states.

historyxArray dataset

The history of the glacier.

mass_balanceoggm_edu.MassBalance

Glacier mass balance.

specific_mass_balancefloat

The specific mass balance of the glacier [m w.e.

state_historyxArray dataset

The state history of the glacier, i.e.

response_timeint

The response time of the glacier.

__init__(bed, mass_balance)

Initialise a glacier object from a oggm_edu.GlacierBed and a oggm_edu.MassBalance.

Parameters

bedoggm_edu.GlacierBed

mass_balanceoggm_edu.MassBalance

Methods

__init__(bed, mass_balance)	Initialise a glacier object from a oggm_edu.GlacierBed and a oggm_edu.MassBalance.
add_random_climate(duration, temperature_range)	Append a random climate to the future mass balance of the glacier.
add_temperature_bias(bias, duration[, noise])	Add a gradual temperature bias to the future mass balance of the glacier.
copy()	Return a copy of the glacier.
plot()	Plot the current state of the glacier.
plot_history([show_bias, window, ...])	Plot the history of the glacier.
plot_mass_balance()	Plot the mass balance profile of the glacier.
plot_state_history([interval, eq_states])	Plot the state history of the glacier (thicknesses) at specified intervals.
progress_to_equilibrium([years, t_rate])	Progress the glacier to equilibrium.
progress_to_year(year)	Progress the glacier to year n.
reset()	Reset the glacier to initial state.
summary()	A summary of the glacier, in the form of a pandas dataframe.

Attributes

accumulation_area_ratio	The accumulation area ratio.
age	Set the age of the glacier.
annual_mass_balance	The annual mass balance at each grid point of the glacier.
basal_sliding	Set the sliding parameter of the glacier
creep	Set the value for the creep parameter A in Glens equation.
current_state	For advanced users: get access to the current OGGM Flowline object.
ela	Expose the mass balance ela for the glacier.
eq_states	Glacier equilibrium states.
history	The history of the glacier.
mass_balance	Glacier mass balance.
mb_gradient	Expose the mass balance gradient.
response_time	The response time of the glacier.
specific_mass_balance	The specific mass balance of the glacier [m w.e.
state_history	The state history of the glacier, i.e. geometrical changes over time.