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Cosmogenic erosion tools

The cosmogenic bindings cover three related scales:

  • one-dimensional columns (CRNColumn and paired-nuclide diagnostics);
  • raster production/concentration prediction;
  • basin-scale inversion and outlet predictions.

For a basin workflow, first construct the same D8 flow/network context used by the basin and chi tools, then use crn_invert_basin_erosion with a selected basin and a measured concentration. The result retains inversion diagnostics instead of writing them implicitly.

The runnable examples in python_bindings/examples/ are a better starting point than a synthetic one-line call:

  • cosmo_column.py
  • cosmo_raster.py
  • cosmo_basin.py
  • cosmo_basin_carpathians.py

See Cosmogenic API for the complete callable reference and units.