Constant current

from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from opendrift.models.oceandrift import OceanDrift

o = OceanDrift(loglevel=20)  # Set loglevel to 0 for debug information
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:539: OpenDriftSimulation initialised (version 1.10.7 / v1.10.6-119-g1da5bec)

Adding no input models, but instead constant northwards current of 1 m/s

o.set_config('environment:fallback:x_sea_water_velocity', 0)
o.set_config('environment:fallback:y_sea_water_velocity', 1)
o.set_config('environment:fallback:land_binary_mask', 0)

Seed elements at defined position and time

o.seed_elements(lon=4.0, lat=60.0, radius=5000, number=100,
                time=datetime(2015, 9, 22, 6, 0, 0))

Running model for 50 hours

o.run(duration=timedelta(hours=50))
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2591: Fallback values will be used for the following variables which have no readers:
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       x_sea_water_velocity: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       y_sea_water_velocity: 1.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       x_wind: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       y_wind: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       upward_sea_water_velocity: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       ocean_vertical_diffusivity: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_surface_wave_significant_height: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_surface_swell_wave_to_direction: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_surface_swell_wave_peak_period_from_variance_spectral_density: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_surface_swell_wave_significant_height: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_surface_wind_wave_to_direction: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_surface_wind_wave_mean_period: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_surface_wind_wave_significant_height: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       surface_downward_x_stress: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       surface_downward_y_stress: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       turbulent_kinetic_energy: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       turbulent_generic_length_scale: 0.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       ocean_mixed_layer_thickness: 50.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:2594:       sea_floor_depth_below_sea_level: 10000.000000
14:04:21 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:1689: No land reader added, making a temporary landmask reader
14:04:27 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:539: OpenDriftSimulation initialised (version 1.10.7 / v1.10.6-119-g1da5bec)
14:04:27 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel:1713: All points are in ocean
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Print and plot results

print(o)
o.plot(fast=True, buffer=1)
OpenDrift - OceanDrift 2015-09-22 06:00 to 2015-09-24 08:00 UTC (51 steps)
===========================
--------------------
Reader performance:
--------------------
Performance:
    6.8 total time
    0.0 configuration
    6.2 preparing main loop
      6.2 moving elements to ocean
    0.5 main loop
      0.2 readers
        0.1 postprocessing
      0.0 updating elements
    0.0 cleaning up
--------------------
===========================
Model:  OceanDrift     (OpenDrift version 1.10.7)
        100 active Lagrangian3DArray particles  (0 deactivated, 0 scheduled)
-------------------
Environment variables:
  -----
Readers not added for the following variables:
  land_binary_mask
  ocean_mixed_layer_thickness
  ocean_vertical_diffusivity
  sea_floor_depth_below_sea_level
  sea_surface_swell_wave_peak_period_from_variance_spectral_density
  sea_surface_swell_wave_significant_height
  sea_surface_swell_wave_to_direction
  sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment
  sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum
  sea_surface_wave_significant_height
  sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity
  sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity
  sea_surface_wind_wave_mean_period
  sea_surface_wind_wave_significant_height
  sea_surface_wind_wave_to_direction
  surface_downward_x_stress
  surface_downward_y_stress
  turbulent_generic_length_scale
  turbulent_kinetic_energy
  upward_sea_water_velocity
  x_sea_water_velocity
  x_wind
  y_sea_water_velocity
  y_wind

Time:
        Start: 2015-09-22 06:00:00 UTC
        Present: 2015-09-24 08:00:00 UTC
        Calculation steps: 50 * 1:00:00 - total time: 2 days, 2:00:00
        Output steps: 51 * 1:00:00
===========================

14:04:27 WARNING opendrift.models.basemodel:3226: Plotting fast. This will make your plots less accurate.
0.9128345689654023 ALPHA

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Total running time of the script: (0 minutes 9.207 seconds)

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