OpenDrift v1.0: a generic framework for trajectory modelling
By K. Dagestad, J. Röhrs, Ø. Breivik, B. Ådlandsvik. 2017
296 citations recorded by the source corpus.
Abstract. OpenDrift is an open-source Python-based framework for Lagrangian particle modelling under development at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute with contributions from the wider scientific community. The framework is highly generic and modular, and is designed to be used for any type of drift calculations in the ocean or atmosphere. A specific module within the OpenDrift framework corresponds to a Lagrangian particle model in the traditional sense. A number of modules have already been developed, including an oil drift module, a stochastic search-and-rescue module, a pelagic egg module, and a basic module for atmospheric drift. The framework allows for the ingestion of an unspecified number of forcing fields (scalar and vectorial) from various sources, including Eulerian ocean, atmosphere and wave models, but also measurements or a priori values for the same variables. A basic backtracking mechanism is inherent, using sign reversal of the total displacement vector and negative time stepping. OpenDrift is fast and simple to set up and use on Linux, Mac and Windows environments, and can be used with minimal or no Python experience. It is designed for flexibility, and researchers may easily adapt or write modules for their specific purpose. OpenDrift is also designed for performance, and simulations with millions of particles may be performed on a laptop. Further, OpenDrift is designed for robustness and is in daily operational use for emergency preparedness modelling (oil drift, search and rescue, and drifting ships) at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Oceanography
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- The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris (2020, methodology): “…community packages such as OceanParcels (Lange and van Sebille 2017, Delandmeter and van Sebille 2019), TrackMPD (Jalón-Rojas et al 2019), OpenDrift (Dagestad et al 2018), the Connectivity Modelling System (Paris et al 2013), Ariane (Blanke and Raynaud 1997, Durgadoo et al 2019), TRACMASS (Döös…”
- The Parcels v2.0 Lagrangian framework: new field interpolation schemes (2019, background): “A number of tools are available to track virtual particles, with different ::::: diverse : characteristics, strengths and limitations including Ariane (Blanke and Raynaud, 1997), TRACMASS (Döös et al., 2017), CMS (Paris et al., 2013) and OpenDrift (Dages- tad et al., 2018).”