# CarbonDrift

An OceanDrift module extension from the OpenDrift python environment. It models Gelatinous Zooplankton vertical sinking using Decay Rate to temperature dependenices (Lebrato et al, 2019), while also allowing for horizontal advection.

Sinkining Animations
Mass Flux Visualizations
Sinking Locations
Modeling

- Mass-Dependent and Surface-Dependent
- Constant and Variable sinking speed
- Horizontal Advection with sea currents
- Stochastic fragmentation

Numerical Capabilities

- Run simulations from terminal
- Numerous plotting methods for better visualization
- Efficient memory handling in case of large simulations
- Easy to adapt

Recent Data Inputs

- Use of current initial biomass data (Luo et al, 2020)
- Exponential and Linear decay rates (Lebrato et al, 2019)

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