oggm_edu.GlacierCollection

class oggm_edu.GlacierCollection(glacier_list=None)

This is an object used to store multiple glaciers.

It provides methods to progress and compare the glaciers in the collection.

__init__(glacier_list=None)

Initialise the glacier collection.

Parameters

glacier_listlist of glaciers objects

Defaults to none. Has the possibility to add glaciers on the go. Glaciers need to have the same bed slope.

Methods

__init__([glacier_list])	Initialise the glacier collection.
add(glacier)	Adds one or more glaciers to the collection.
change_attributes(attributes_to_change)	Change the attribute(s) of the glaciers in the collection.
fill(glacier, n[, attributes_to_change])	Fill the collection with a desired number of glaciers.
plot()	Plot the glaciers in the collection to compare them.
plot_history()	Plot the histories of the collection.
plot_mass_balance()	Plot the mass balance(s) for the glaciers in the collection.
plot_side_by_side()	Plot the collection but side by side.
progress_to_equilibrium([years, t_rate])	Progress the glaciers to equilibrium.
progress_to_year(year)	Progress the glaciers within the collection to the specified year.
reset()	Reset all glaciers in the collection
summary()	Returns a summary of the collection in the form of a pandas dataframe.

Attributes

annual_mass_balance	Glaciers mass balances
glaciers	Glaciers stored in the collection