FrontTracker
FrontTracker is a Python library designed for the detection and characterization of oceanic fronts from gridded datasets. Ocean fronts are regions of strong horizontal gradients in temperature, salinity, or other tracers, and they play a key role in ocean dynamics, climate variability, and ecosystem processes
API Reference
Demos
- Getting Started with FrontTracker
- Visualizing Labeled Fronts
- Front Orientation Analysis
- Front Lifecycle Analysis
Installation
To use FrontTracker install it with:
pip install fronttracker
How to cite
A scientific publication related to FrontTracker is being reviewed by a journal, for now, you can use the Zenodo reference:
Emmanuel Romero. (2025). romeroqe/fronttracker: FrontTracker (v1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17187343
License
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