diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1a039b..333f7b8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+**.parquet
+**.nc
+
 # pixi environments
 .pixi/*
 !.pixi/config.toml
diff --git a/benchmarks/copernicusstreaming.py b/benchmarks/copernicusstreaming.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28d95ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/copernicusstreaming.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import copernicusmarine
+import parcels
+import xarray as xr
+import numpy as np
+import time
+import argparse
+
+
+def run_copernicusmarine_benchmark(load_mode="as_file"):
+    copernicusmarine.login()
+
+    ds = copernicusmarine.open_dataset(
+        dataset_id="cmems_mod_glo_phy-cur_anfc_0.083deg_P1D-m",
+        variables=["uo", "vo"],
+        minimum_longitude=-20,
+        maximum_longitude=20,
+        minimum_latitude=-20,
+        maximum_latitude=20,
+        start_datetime="2024-01-01",
+        end_datetime="2024-01-31",
+        minimum_depth=0.5,
+        maximum_depth=5,
+        service="arco-geo-series",
+        chunk_size_limit=1,
+    )
+    ds = parcels.convert.copernicusmarine_to_sgrid(
+        fields={"U": ds["uo"], "V": ds["vo"]}
+    )
+
+    if load_mode == "as_file":
+        ds.to_netcdf("tmp.nc")
+        del ds
+        ds = xr.open_dataset("tmp.nc")
+    elif load_mode == "ds_load":
+        ds.load()
+
+    fieldset = parcels.FieldSet.from_sgrid_conventions(ds)
+
+    if load_mode == "streaming":
+        fieldset.to_windowed_arrays()
+
+    fieldset.describe()
+
+    pset = parcels.ParticleSet(fieldset, x=0, y=0, z=2)
+    oufile = parcels.ParticleFile(
+        "tmp.parquet",
+        outputdt=np.timedelta64(1, "D"),
+        mode="w",
+    )
+
+    pset.execute(
+        parcels.kernels.AdvectionRK2,
+        dt=np.timedelta64(1, "h"),
+        runtime=np.timedelta64(30, "D"),
+        output_file=oufile,
+    )
+
+    # check for correctness of the benchmark result
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(pset.x, -14.034891, atol=1e-2)
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(pset.y, -2.1642778, atol=1e-2)
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--load_mode",
+        choices=["as_file", "ds_load", "streaming"],
+        default="streaming",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    time_start = time.time()
+    run_copernicusmarine_benchmark(load_mode=args.load_mode)
+    time_end = time.time()
+    print(f"Elapsed time: {(time_end - time_start):.2f}s")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index f067792..a7a9e61 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -66,3 +66,4 @@ netcdf4 = ">=1.7.4,<2"
 #curl = "*" # for some reason SSL key signing wasn't working on Lorenz with this curl - instead use curl which is installed on the system
 proj = "*"
 ty = "*"
+copernicusmarine = ">=2.4.1,<3"