FlatSurface

class fastscape.processes.FlatSurface(*, seed=None, shape)

Initialize surface topography as a flat surface at sea-level with random perturbations (white noise).

seed

Random seed

Variable properties:

• type : variable

• intent : in

• dimensions : ()

• default value : None

Type:

attr.Attribute

shape

Nb. of grid nodes in (y, x)

Variable properties:

• type : foreign

• reference variable : UniformRectilinearGrid2D.shape

• intent : in

• dimensions : (‘shape_yx’,)

Type:

attr.Attribute

elevation

Surface topography elevation

Variable properties:

• type : foreign

• reference variable : SurfaceTopography.elevation

• intent : out

• dimensions : (‘y’, ‘x’)

Type:

attr.Attribute

Methods

__init__(*[, seed])	Method generated by attrs for class FlatSurface.
initialize()

Output of process info:

In [1]: import xsimlab as xs

In [2]: from fastscape.processes import FlatSurface

In [3]: xs.process_info(FlatSurface)
<FlatSurface  (xsimlab process)>
Variables:
    seed          [in] random seed
    shape         [in] <--- UniformRectilinearGrid2D.shape
    elevation    [out] ---> SurfaceTopography.elevation
Simulation stages:
    initialize