Parcels documentation#
Welcome to the documentation of Parcels. Parcels provides a set of Python classes and methods to create customisable particle tracking simulations using gridded output from (ocean) circulation models. Parcels can be used to track passive and active particulates such as water, plankton, plastic, and fish.
Animation of virtual particles carried by ocean surface flow in the global oceans. The particles are advected with Parcels in data from the Copernicus Marine Service. See here for the script to create this animation yourself.
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New to Parcels? Check out the installation instructions, run the quickstart tutorial, and learn the key concepts to understand the package.
Wondering how to load a FieldSet or write a Kernel? Find tutorials and explainers to these and other questions here.
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