INTRODUCTION TO
PYTHON AND ITS
APPLICATION FOR
METOCEAN DATA
ANALYSIS
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Presented by:
Dinda Mazeda
Singapore, 28 November 2020
WHAT IS METOCEAN?
Metocean
• Wind
• Wave
• Tide
• Current
• Salinity
• Density
• Temperature
• Atmospheric Pressure
• Cloud cover
• Etc..
Photo source https://www.imarest.org/reports/650-metocean-procedures-guide/file
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
METOCEAN DATA
Global Data (Numerical Model
and Satellite Observation)
• Global spatial coverage
• Cover long data duration (varies between agencies)
• Available in public domain sources
• Low spatial and temporal resolution (grid data up to few km and
data interval can be few hours or daily)
Photo source: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/data/himawari/sat_img.php?area=se3
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Field Measurement Data
• Site specific and reliable quantification data
• Higher temporal data resolution (data interval can be customized
from hours to up to minutes)
• High expenditure for installation and maintenance
• Limited spatial resolution
Photo source https://www.imarest.org/reports/650-metocean-procedures-guide/file
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Regional Data
• regional numerical model validated and calibrated using field
measurement data or satellite observations.
Photo source: https://www.deltares.nl/en/projects/metocean-database-offshore-waters-abu-dhabi-u-e/
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
WHY METOCEAN IS IMPORTANT ?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CG6jIGuHww9/
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Metocean Data Analysis
• Weather Windows
• Operational Climate
• Extreme Climate
• Input to Design Loads Cases
• Etc..
Reference: https://www.imarest.org/reports/650-metocean-procedures-guide/file
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Weather Windows
• The minimum time period within an operational limit required to
perform a given activity. Weather windows required for safe
operations.
Reference: https://www.fugro.com and https://www.imarest.org/reports/650-metocean-procedures-guide/file
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
PYTHON
What is Python?
• An interpreted, high-level and general-
purpose programming language
• Created by Guido van Rossum in 1980s
• First released in 1991
• The latest version is 3.9 and released in 5th
October 2020
• The logo is based on Mayan
representations of snakes. The structure of
the snake representations the natural
coiling/nesting of a snake as seen side on
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Python's Philosophy :
• Beautiful is better than ugly.
• Explicit is better than implicit.
• Simple is better than complex.
• Complex is better than complicated.
• Readability counts.
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Python Library
• Pandas
• NumPy
• Scipy
• Matplotlib
• Seaborn
• NETCDF4
• Xarray
• Octant
• Pyroms
• Cartopy
• And many more..
Reference: https://pyoceans.github.io/sea-py/
https://pandas.pydata.org/Pandas_Cheat_Sheet.pdf
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
GOOGLE COLAB NOTEBOOK
What is Google Colab Notebook?
Colaboratory, or "Colab" for short, allows you to write and
execute Python in your browser, with:
• Zero configuration required
• Free access to GPUs (graphics processing unit)
• Easy sharing
Introductory Video:
https://youtu.be/inN8seMm7UI
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Data Type
• Strings : Characters, identify with quote r double quote
e.g ‘Hello World’
• Integers : Whole numbers
e.g 1 2 3 4 10
• Floats: Numbers that have a decimal point
e.g 2.50 3.14
• Booleans: Binary variable that can have one of two possible
values, True or False
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Data Structure
• List: Sequence of data or an Array constructed using square
brackets [ ]
C List = [ A, B, C, D, E ]
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Data Structure
• Dictionary: Data consist of a pair of keys and values
constructed using curly braces {key : value}
KEY VALUE
A 1
B 2
Dictionary = {A:1, B:2, C:3, D:4, E:5}
C 3
D 4
E 5
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Data Manipulation
• Indexing : python index start at 0
0 A
1 B
2 C List = [ A, B, C, D, E ]
3 D
4 E
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Data Manipulation
• For – Loop
• While – Loop
B List = [ A, B, C, D, E ]
C
For i in List:
D print (i) #order to python to do something
E
#the result will be
A
B
C
D
E
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Data Manipulation
• If – Else – Statement
B List = [ A, B, C, D, E ]
D #we want to check if H is available in variable List
If H in List:
E print (‘data is available’)
Else:
print (‘data is not available’)
#the result will be
data is not available
Introduction to Python and Its Application for Metocean Data Analysis
Google Colab Notebook:
https://bit.ly/python_metocean_101
CASE STUDY
Case Study
Simple weather window analysis will be done to determine the
workability schedule for various operation at North Jakarta
Port.
The assessment will be based on hypothetical scenario as
follows
• Wind speed limit for crane operation: 7m/s
• Wind speed limit for lifting operation: 5m/s
• Wind speed limit for installation operation: 10m/s
Wind data will be retrieved from Indonesian agency for
meteorology, climatology, and geophysics (BMKG) on
http://dataonline.bmkg.go.id/home
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