Use a shapefile as landmask

import numpy as np
from opendrift.readers import reader_netCDF_CF_generic
from opendrift.readers import reader_shape
from opendrift.models.oceandrift import OceanDrift

o = OceanDrift(loglevel=20)  # Set loglevel to 0 for debug information

# This example works better using hourly input from Thredds than the daily data from test folder
reader_topaz = reader_netCDF_CF_generic.Reader('https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/topaz6/dataset-topaz6-arc-15min-3km-be.ncml')
15:18:45 INFO    opendrift:568: OpenDriftSimulation initialised (version 1.14.3 / v1.14.3-4-ga7b402c)
15:18:45 INFO    opendrift.readers:61: Opening file with xr.open_dataset
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.readers.reader_netCDF_CF_generic:332: Detected dimensions: {'x': 'x', 'y': 'y', 'time': 'time'}

Use shapes from Cartopy as landmask. These shapefiles are less acurate than those provided by the GSHHG dataset (available though the reader_global_landmask reader).

import cartopy.io.shapereader as shpreader
shpfilename = shpreader.natural_earth(resolution='110m',
                                    category='cultural',
                                    name='admin_0_countries')
reader_natural = reader_shape.Reader.from_shpfiles(shpfilename)

o.add_reader([reader_natural, reader_topaz])
o.set_config('general:use_auto_landmask', False)  # Disabling the automatic GSHHG landmask
o.set_config('general:coastline_action', 'stranding')
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.readers.reader_shape:99: Pre-processing 177 geometries

Seeding elements on a grid

lons = np.linspace(12, 14.7, 30)
lats = np.linspace(67.5, 68.5, 30)
lons, lats = np.meshgrid(lons, lats)
lon = lons.ravel()
lat = lats.ravel()

time = reader_topaz.start_time
o.seed_elements(lon, lat, radius=0, number=30*30, time=time)

o.run(steps=48, time_step=3600)
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:229: Fallback values will be used for the following variables which have no readers:
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232:    x_wind: 0.000000
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232:    y_wind: 0.000000
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232:    upward_sea_water_velocity: 0.000000
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232:    ocean_vertical_diffusivity: 0.000000
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232:    sea_surface_wave_significant_height: 0.000000
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232:    sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity: 0.000000
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232:    sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity: 0.000000
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232:    ocean_mixed_layer_thickness: 50.000000
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift:1778: Skipping environment variable ocean_vertical_diffusivity because of condition ['drift:vertical_mixing', 'is', False]
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift:1778: Skipping environment variable ocean_mixed_layer_thickness because of condition ['drift:vertical_mixing', 'is', False]
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift:1789: Storing previous values of element property lon because of condition (('general:coastline_action', 'in', ['stranding', 'previous']), 'or', ('general:seafloor_action', 'in', ['previous']))
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift:1789: Storing previous values of element property lat because of condition (('general:coastline_action', 'in', ['stranding', 'previous']), 'or', ('general:seafloor_action', 'in', ['previous']))
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift:1797: Storing previous values of environment variable sea_surface_height because of condition ['drift:vertical_advection', 'is', True]
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift:944: Using existing reader for land_binary_mask to move elements to ocean
15:18:49 INFO    opendrift.readers.reader_shape:149: Building KDTree from 177 geometries with buffer distance 0.000000e+00
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    moving                                    (trajectory, time) float32 176kB ...
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    lat                                       (trajectory, time) float32 176kB ...
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    upward_sea_water_velocity                 (trajectory, time) float32 176kB ...
    sea_surface_wave_significant_height       (trajectory, time) float32 176kB ...
    sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity  (trajectory, time) float32 176kB ...
    sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity  (trajectory, time) float32 176kB ...
    sea_floor_depth_below_sea_level           (trajectory, time) float32 176kB ...
    land_binary_mask                          (trajectory, time) float32 176kB ...
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The custom landmask from shapefile, which is used for the simulation, is also shown in the map instead of the default GSHHG

o.plot()

o.animation()
OpenDrift - OceanDrift 2018-01-01 00:00 to 2018-01-03 00:00 UTC (49 steps)
15:19:22 INFO    opendrift:4612: Saving animation to /root/project/docs/source/gallery/animations/example_shape_landmask_0.gif...
15:19:47 INFO    opendrift:3053: Time to make animation: 0:00:26.115519
../_images/example_shape_landmask_0.gif

Total running time of the script: (1 minutes 8.385 seconds)

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