The Parcels v2.0 Lagrangian framework: new field interpolation schemes

Delandmeter, Philippe; van Sebille, Erik

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-3571-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-3571-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-3571-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 8

Model description paper

|

19 Aug 2019

Model description paper |

| 19 Aug 2019

The Parcels v2.0 Lagrangian framework: new field interpolation schemes

Philippe Delandmeter and Erik van Sebille

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-3571-2019-supplement

Model code and software

OceanParcels/parcels: Parcels v2.0.0: a Lagrangian Ocean Analysis tool for the petascale age Erik van Sebille; Philippe Delandmeter; Michael Lange; Willi Rath; Joe Scutt Phillips; Simnator101; pdnooteboom; Joel Kronborg; Thomas-95; David Wichmann; nathanieltarshish; Julius Busecke; Raymond Edwards; Miriam Sterl; Shaun Walbridge; Mikael Kaandorp; hart-davis; Philippe Miron; IsoldeGlissenaar; Guido Vettoretti; David A. Ham https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3257432

OceanParcels/parcels_cgrid_interpolation_schemes: Parcels v2.0 C-grid interpolation schemes Philippe Delandmeter https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3253697

OceanParcels/Parcelsv2.0PaperNorthSeaScripts: Parcelsv2.0PaperNorthSeaScripts Philippe Delandmeter https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3253693

Short summary

Parcels is a framework to compute how ocean currents transport stuff such as plankton and plastic around. In the latest version 2.0 of Parcels, we focus on more accurate interpolation schemes and implement methods to seamlessly combine data from different sources (such as winds and currents, possibly in different regions). We show that this framework is very efficient for tracking how microplastic is transported through the North Sea into the Arctic.