PyPlume: A toolkit for rapid ocean surface transport assessments

PyPlume is a Python toolbox for unifying the process of loading two-dimensional oceanic current vector fields from models and observations, simulating trajectory models, and analyzing particle trajectories. Jupyter notebooks are utilized to simplify management and configuration of simulations while also providing an interface for rapid assessment of simulated trajectories. The software provides a modular selection of boundary conditions, gap-filling schemes, and advection kernels. Model outputs can be visualized by a suite of plotting tools, and be exported for analysis with additional processing software. Example applications of PyPlume include near real-time and forecast analysis of surface pollutants in coastal waters.