[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 facilitates calculation of Equilibrium Line Altitude (ELA).
version=1.0.2
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 with five tools for flowline
    ice-thickness estimation, manual and shape-factor corrections, 3D surface interpolation,
    and ELA calculation.

    Main tools:
    - 2D FL Ice Thickness: estimates ice thickness and surface elevation along digitised flowlines
    - 2D modified FL Ice Thickness: adjusts individual flowline point values (e.g. basal shear stress)
    - 2D shape-factor FL Ice Thickness: applies a valley shape-factor (F-factor) correction
    - 3D Interpolation: interpolates the flowline estimates into a continuous glacier surface and ice-thickness raster.
    - 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., M. Spagnolo, R. Pellitero, et al. 2026. "Q-GlaRe+: An Open-Source Framework for Palaeoglacier Reconstruction and Equilibrium-Line Altitude Calculation." Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 51, no. 9: e70406. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.70406. 

    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
