[general]
name=Q-GlaRe+
qgisMinimumVersion=3.20
description=Q-GlaRe+ reconstructs the 3D surface elevation and ice thickness of palaeo- and extant glaciers from digitised flowlines, and calculates their Equilibrium Line Altitude (ELA). It adds a Processing provider with five tools covering flowline ice-thickness estimation, manual and shape-factor corrections, 3D surface interpolation, and ELA calculation.
version=1.0.1
author=Brian S. Burnham
email=bsburnham@gmail.com
homepage=https://github.com/bsburnham/Q-GlaRe
repository=https://github.com/bsburnham/Q-GlaRe
tracker=https://github.com/bsburnham/Q-GlaRe/issues
hasProcessingProvider=yes
about=Q-GlaRe+ is a QGIS plugin for reconstructing the 3D surface elevation and ice
    thickness of palaeo- and extant glaciers and calculating their Equilibrium-Line Altitude
    (ELA). It adds a Q-GlaRe+ provider to the Processing Toolbox.

    Main tools:
    - 2D FL Ice Thickness: estimates ice thickness and surface elevation along digitised
      flowlines using the perfect-plasticity (laminar-flow) equation. A companion tool lets you
      manually adjust individual point values and re-run.
    - 2D shape-factor FL Ice Thickness: applies a valley shape-factor (F-factor) correction
      using cross-section transects.
    - 3D Interpolation: interpolates the flowline estimates into a continuous glacier surface
      and ice-thickness raster using a Thin Plate Spline.
    - Q-ELA: calculates the ELA by the AABR, AAR, and AA methods.

    External dependencies (must be installed before use): the 3D Interpolation tool requires
    SAGA GIS and the Processing Saga NextGen Provider plugin, installed and configured
    separately. numpy and pandas are included with standard QGIS / OSGeo4W installations. The
    other tools run without SAGA.

    How to cite: Burnham, B.S., Spagnolo, M., Pellitero, R., Li, Y., Barr, I., Rea, B.R. &
    Kaselouris, A. (2026). Q-GlaRe+: an open-source framework for palaeoglacier reconstruction
    and equilibrium-line altitude calculation.

    Full documentation and installation guide: https://github.com/bsburnham/Q-GlaRe
tags=glacier,palaeoglacier,ELA,equilibrium line altitude,ice thickness,glaciology,DEM,surface reconstruction,geomorphology
category=Analysis
icon=icon.png
experimental=False
deprecated=False
license=GPL-3.0
changelog=See https://github.com/bsburnham/Q-GlaRe/releases
