.. DO NOT EDIT. .. THIS FILE WAS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED BY SPHINX-GALLERY. .. TO MAKE CHANGES, EDIT THE SOURCE PYTHON FILE: .. "gallery/example_reader_boundary.py" .. LINE NUMBERS ARE GIVEN BELOW. .. only:: html .. note:: :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note :ref:`Go to the end ` to download the full example code. .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title .. _sphx_glr_gallery_example_reader_boundary.py: Reader boundary ================================== Seeding elements around the border of a ocean model domain (NorKyst800) to demonstrate autmatic transition back and forth with another model covering a larger domain (Topaz). .. GENERATED FROM PYTHON SOURCE LINES 10-28 .. code-block:: Python from datetime import datetime import numpy as np from opendrift.readers import reader_netCDF_CF_generic from opendrift.models.oceandrift import OceanDrift o = OceanDrift(loglevel=20) # Set loglevel to 0 for debug information # Norkyst reader_norkyst = reader_netCDF_CF_generic.Reader('https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/fou-hi/norkystv3_800m_m00_be') # Topaz reader_topaz = reader_netCDF_CF_generic.Reader('https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/topaz6/dataset-topaz6-arc-15min-3km-be.ncml') o.add_reader([reader_norkyst, reader_topaz]) o.set_config('environment:fallback:land_binary_mask', 0) o.set_config('drift:vertical_mixing', False) .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-script-out .. code-block:: none 09:44:51 INFO opendrift:576: OpenDriftSimulation initialised (version 1.14.7 / v1.14.7-21-gb739e9e) 09:44:51 INFO opendrift.readers:63: Opening file with xr.open_dataset 09:44:52 INFO opendrift.readers.reader_netCDF_CF_generic:332: Detected dimensions: {'x': 'X', 'y': 'Y', 'z': 'depth', 'time': 'time'} 09:44:52 INFO opendrift.readers.basereader:176: Variable x_sea_water_velocity will be rotated from eastward_sea_water_velocity 09:44:52 INFO opendrift.readers.basereader:176: Variable y_sea_water_velocity will be rotated from northward_sea_water_velocity 09:44:52 INFO opendrift.readers.basereader:176: Variable x_wind will be rotated from eastward_wind 09:44:52 INFO opendrift.readers.basereader:176: Variable y_wind will be rotated from northward_wind 09:44:52 INFO opendrift.readers:63: Opening file with xr.open_dataset 09:44:56 INFO opendrift.readers.reader_netCDF_CF_generic:332: Detected dimensions: {'x': 'x', 'y': 'y', 'time': 'time'} .. GENERATED FROM PYTHON SOURCE LINES 29-30 Seeding some particles .. GENERATED FROM PYTHON SOURCE LINES 30-34 .. code-block:: Python lons = np.linspace(5, 8, 50) lats = np.linspace(69.8, 70.8, 50) lons, lats = np.meshgrid(lons, lats) .. GENERATED FROM PYTHON SOURCE LINES 35-36 Seed oil elements at defined position and time .. GENERATED FROM PYTHON SOURCE LINES 36-39 .. code-block:: Python o.seed_elements(lons, lats, radius=0, number=2500, time=datetime.now()) .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-script-out .. code-block:: none 09:44:56 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:203: Adding a global landmask from GSHHG 09:45:00 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:227: Fallback values will be used for the following variables which have no readers: 09:45:00 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:230: sea_surface_wave_significant_height: 0.000000 09:45:00 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:230: sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity: 0.000000 09:45:00 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:230: sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity: 0.000000 09:45:00 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:230: ocean_mixed_layer_thickness: 50.000000 .. GENERATED FROM PYTHON SOURCE LINES 40-41 Running model .. 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.. GENERATED FROM PYTHON SOURCE LINES 44-45 Print and plot results .. GENERATED FROM PYTHON SOURCE LINES 45-48 .. code-block:: Python print(o) o.animation(fast=True) .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-script-out .. code-block:: none =========================== -------------------- Reader performance: -------------------- https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/fou-hi/norkystv3_800m_m00_be 0:00:34.0 total 0:00:00.0 preparing 0:00:33.6 reading 0:00:00.3 interpolation 0:00:00.0 interpolation_time 0:00:00.3 rotating vectors 0:00:00.0 masking -------------------- https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/topaz6/dataset-topaz6-arc-15min-3km-be.ncml 0:00:44.4 total 0:00:00.0 preparing 0:00:44.2 reading 0:00:00.0 interpolation 0:00:00.0 interpolation_time 0:00:00.1 rotating vectors 0:00:00.0 masking -------------------- global_landmask 0:00:00.0 total 0:00:00.0 preparing 0:00:00.0 reading 0:00:00.0 masking -------------------- Performance: 1:30.2 total time 9.9 configuration 0.0 preparing main loop 0.0 moving elements to ocean 1:20.2 main loop 0.2 updating elements 0.0 cleaning up -------------------- =========================== Model: OceanDrift (OpenDrift version 1.14.7) 2500 active Lagrangian3DArray particles (0 deactivated, 0 scheduled) ------------------- Environment variables: ----- sea_floor_depth_below_sea_level sea_surface_height x_sea_water_velocity y_sea_water_velocity 1) https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/fou-hi/norkystv3_800m_m00_be 2) https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/topaz6/dataset-topaz6-arc-15min-3km-be.ncml ----- upward_sea_water_velocity x_wind y_wind 1) https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/fou-hi/norkystv3_800m_m00_be ----- land_binary_mask 1) global_landmask ----- Readers not added for the following variables: sea_surface_wave_significant_height sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity Discarded readers: Time: Start: 2026-01-09 09:44:56.913433 UTC Present: 2026-01-10 01:44:56.913433 UTC Calculation steps: 64 * 0:15:00 - total time: 16:00:00 Output steps: 33 * 0:30:00 =========================== 09:46:21 WARNING opendrift:2473: Plotting fast. This will make your plots less accurate. 09:46:22 INFO opendrift:4660: Saving animation to /root/project/docs/source/gallery/animations/example_reader_boundary_0.gif... 09:46:44 INFO opendrift:3094: Time to make animation: 0:00:23.227386 .. GENERATED FROM PYTHON SOURCE LINES 49-50 .. image:: /gallery/animations/example_reader_boundary_0.gif .. GENERATED FROM PYTHON SOURCE LINES 50-52 .. code-block:: Python o.plot(fast=True) .. image-sg:: /gallery/images/sphx_glr_example_reader_boundary_001.png :alt: OpenDrift - OceanDrift 2026-01-09 09:44 to 2026-01-10 01:44 UTC (33 steps) :srcset: /gallery/images/sphx_glr_example_reader_boundary_001.png :class: sphx-glr-single-img .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-script-out .. code-block:: none 09:46:44 WARNING opendrift:2473: Plotting fast. This will make your plots less accurate. (,
) .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-timing **Total running time of the script:** (2 minutes 7.437 seconds) .. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_example_reader_boundary.py: .. only:: html .. container:: sphx-glr-footer sphx-glr-footer-example .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: example_reader_boundary.ipynb ` .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python :download:`Download Python source code: example_reader_boundary.py ` .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-zip :download:`Download zipped: example_reader_boundary.zip ` .. only:: html .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery `_