Articles | Volume 11, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-1405-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-1405-2018
Model description paper
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13 Apr 2018
Model description paper |  | 13 Apr 2018

OpenDrift v1.0: a generic framework for trajectory modelling

Knut-Frode Dagestad, Johannes Röhrs, Øyvind Breivik, and Bjørn Ådlandsvik

Model code and software

OpenDrift v1.0.3 K.-F. Dagestad, J. Röhrs, Ø. Breivik, and B. Aadlandsvik https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1175634

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Short summary
We have developed a computer code with ability to predict how various substances and objects drift in the ocean. This may be used to, e.g. predict the drift of oil to aid cleanup operations, the drift of man-over-board or lifeboats to aid search and rescue operations, or the drift of fish eggs and larvae to understand and manage fish stocks. This new code merges all such applications into one software tool, allowing to optimise and channel any available resources and developments.