updateAlbedo

cosipy.modules.albedo.updateAlbedo(GRID, surface_temperature, albedo_snow)[source]

Update the surface albedo.

Implemented albedo methods:

  • Oerlemans98: Oerlemans & Knap (1998)

  • Bougamont05: Bougamont et al. (2005)

Parameters:
  • GRID (Grid) – Glacier data structure.

  • surface_temperature (float) – Surface temperature.

  • albedo_snow (float) – Initial snow albedo.

Returns:

Updated surface albedo and snow albedo.

Return type:

tuple[float,float]

Raises:

NotImplementedError – Albedo method is not allowed.