Community#

Parcels users and developers interact in a vibrant community on a few different platforms. Check out the cards below to see how you can interact with us.

CLAM Community on Zulip

If you are doing any kind of Lagrangian modelling and/or analysis check out the CLAM (Computational Lagrangian Analysis and Modelling) Community

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To the CLAM website

GitHub

If you need more help with Parcels, try the Discussions page on GitHub. If you think you found a bug, please feel free to file an Issue.

Ask a question in the Discussions

Report a bug with an Issue

Sharing user code

Curious to see if someone has already written the custom Kernel you are thinking of or runs Parcels with the same hydrodynamic data? Check out the parcels_contributions repository and share examples with other users!

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Share custom Parcels code

Analysis code#

The following is an alphabetically sorted list of tools for analysing Lagrangian trajectory output:

  • Lagrangian Diagnostics (maintainer needed): Are you interested in advanced analysis and diagnostics of Parcels output or Lagrangian trajectories in general? The Lagrangian Diagnostics project provides code and descriptions of different analyses.

  • Lagrangian Trajectories Toolbox: A Python library dedicated to the post-processing, visualisation and analysis of Lagrangian particle trajectories. This library assumes trajectories are stored as tabular output (e..g, Parquet or CSV).

  • TrajAn: A Python package for analysing and plotting ocean drifter and trajectory data stored, developed as part of the OpenDrift project. This library assumes trajectories are stored as CF-compliant Netcdf/Zarr output.

Projects that use Parcels#

The following is an alphabetically sorted list of projects that use Parcels:

  • LOCATE: A collection of numerical tools developed within LOCATE ESA-funded project to build simulations of plastic particle dispersion in nearshore water.

  • PlasticParcels: A tool - based on Parcels - providing a modular and customisable collection of methods, notebooks, and tutorials for advecting virtual plastic particles with a wide range of physical properties.

  • pyPlume: A collection of notebooks and methods made unifying the process of loading two-dimensional oceanic current vector fields from models and observations, simulating trajectory models, and analyzing and visualizing particle trajectories.

  • VirtualFleet: Make and analyse simulations of virtual Argo float trajectories

  • VirtualShip: A framework to plan and conduct a virtual research expedition, receiving measurements as if they were coming from actual oceanographic instruments.

Other Lagrangian software#

The following is an alphabetically sorted list of other Lagrangian ocean modelling and analysis software: